diff --git a/net/9p/trans_virtio.c b/net/9p/trans_virtio.c
index f3a4efcf1456..3aa5a93ad107 100644
--- a/net/9p/trans_virtio.c
+++ b/net/9p/trans_virtio.c
@@ -160,7 +160,8 @@ static void req_done(struct virtqueue *vq)
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->lock, flags);
 		/* Wakeup if anyone waiting for VirtIO ring space. */
 		wake_up(chan->vc_wq);
-		p9_client_cb(chan->client, req, REQ_STATUS_RCVD);
+		if (len)
+			p9_client_cb(chan->client, req, REQ_STATUS_RCVD);
 	}
 }