diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
index 1e3409d28164..5028ff534888 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
@@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@ virtio_transport_recv_connecting(struct sock *sk,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static void
+static bool
 virtio_transport_recv_enqueue(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
 			      struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
@@ -1350,10 +1350,8 @@ virtio_transport_recv_enqueue(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
 	spin_lock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
 
 	can_enqueue = virtio_transport_inc_rx_pkt(vvs, len);
-	if (!can_enqueue) {
-		free_pkt = true;
+	if (!can_enqueue)
 		goto out;
-	}
 
 	if (le32_to_cpu(hdr->flags) & VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOM)
 		vvs->msg_count++;
@@ -1393,6 +1391,8 @@ virtio_transport_recv_enqueue(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
 	spin_unlock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
 	if (free_pkt)
 		kfree_skb(skb);
+
+	return can_enqueue;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -1405,7 +1405,17 @@ virtio_transport_recv_connected(struct sock *sk,
 
 	switch (le16_to_cpu(hdr->op)) {
 	case VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RW:
-		virtio_transport_recv_enqueue(vsk, skb);
+		if (!virtio_transport_recv_enqueue(vsk, skb)) {
+			/* There is no more space to queue the packet, so let's
+			 * close the connection; otherwise, we'll lose data.
+			 */
+			(void)virtio_transport_reset(vsk, skb);
+			virtio_transport_do_close(vsk, true);
+			sk->sk_err = ENOBUFS;
+			sk_error_report(sk);
+			vsock_remove_sock(vsk);
+			break;
+		}
 		vsock_data_ready(sk);
 		return err;
 	case VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_CREDIT_REQUEST: