diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_bpf.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_bpf.c
index b7918d4caa30..3b45fe530f91 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_bpf.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_bpf.c
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ int tcp_bpf_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 			ret = err;
 			goto out;
 		}
+		copied = -EAGAIN;
 	}
 	ret = copied;
 out: