diff --git a/lib/librte_vhost/socket.c b/lib/librte_vhost/socket.c
index 85c64485c2..7c80121790 100644
--- a/lib/librte_vhost/socket.c
+++ b/lib/librte_vhost/socket.c
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ read_fd_message(int sockfd, char *buf, int buflen, int *fds, int max_fds,
 
 	ret = recvmsg(sockfd, &msgh, 0);
 	if (ret <= 0) {
-		VHOST_LOG_CONFIG(ERR, "recvmsg failed\n");
+		if (ret)
+			VHOST_LOG_CONFIG(ERR, "recvmsg failed\n");
 		return ret;
 	}