diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index 7dd8e70d78cd..4269e80b02cd 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -1833,6 +1833,69 @@ out:
 	return err;
 }
 
+static int vsock_wait_data(struct sock *sk, struct wait_queue_entry *wait,
+			   long timeout,
+			   struct vsock_transport_recv_notify_data *recv_data,
+			   size_t target)
+{
+	const struct vsock_transport *transport;
+	struct vsock_sock *vsk;
+	s64 data;
+	int err;
+
+	vsk = vsock_sk(sk);
+	err = 0;
+	transport = vsk->transport;
+
+	while ((data = vsock_stream_has_data(vsk)) == 0) {
+		prepare_to_wait(sk_sleep(sk), wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+
+		if (sk->sk_err != 0 ||
+		    (sk->sk_shutdown & RCV_SHUTDOWN) ||
+		    (vsk->peer_shutdown & SEND_SHUTDOWN)) {
+			break;
+		}
+
+		/* Don't wait for non-blocking sockets. */
+		if (timeout == 0) {
+			err = -EAGAIN;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		if (recv_data) {
+			err = transport->notify_recv_pre_block(vsk, target, recv_data);
+			if (err < 0)
+				break;
+		}
+
+		release_sock(sk);
+		timeout = schedule_timeout(timeout);
+		lock_sock(sk);
+
+		if (signal_pending(current)) {
+			err = sock_intr_errno(timeout);
+			break;
+		} else if (timeout == 0) {
+			err = -EAGAIN;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	finish_wait(sk_sleep(sk), wait);
+
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	/* Internal transport error when checking for available
+	 * data. XXX This should be changed to a connection
+	 * reset in a later change.
+	 */
+	if (data < 0)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	return data;
+}
+
 static int
 vsock_connectible_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 			  int flags)
@@ -1912,85 +1975,34 @@ vsock_connectible_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 
 
 	while (1) {
-		s64 ready;
+		ssize_t read;
 
-		prepare_to_wait(sk_sleep(sk), &wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-		ready = vsock_stream_has_data(vsk);
+		err = vsock_wait_data(sk, &wait, timeout, &recv_data, target);
+		if (err <= 0)
+			break;
 
-		if (ready == 0) {
-			if (sk->sk_err != 0 ||
-			    (sk->sk_shutdown & RCV_SHUTDOWN) ||
-			    (vsk->peer_shutdown & SEND_SHUTDOWN)) {
-				finish_wait(sk_sleep(sk), &wait);
-				break;
-			}
-			/* Don't wait for non-blocking sockets. */
-			if (timeout == 0) {
-				err = -EAGAIN;
-				finish_wait(sk_sleep(sk), &wait);
-				break;
-			}
+		err = transport->notify_recv_pre_dequeue(vsk, target,
+							 &recv_data);
+		if (err < 0)
+			break;
 
-			err = transport->notify_recv_pre_block(
-					vsk, target, &recv_data);
-			if (err < 0) {
-				finish_wait(sk_sleep(sk), &wait);
-				break;
-			}
-			release_sock(sk);
-			timeout = schedule_timeout(timeout);
-			lock_sock(sk);
-
-			if (signal_pending(current)) {
-				err = sock_intr_errno(timeout);
-				finish_wait(sk_sleep(sk), &wait);
-				break;
-			} else if (timeout == 0) {
-				err = -EAGAIN;
-				finish_wait(sk_sleep(sk), &wait);
-				break;
-			}
-		} else {
-			ssize_t read;
-
-			finish_wait(sk_sleep(sk), &wait);
-
-			if (ready < 0) {
-				/* Invalid queue pair content. XXX This should
-				* be changed to a connection reset in a later
-				* change.
-				*/
-
-				err = -ENOMEM;
-				goto out;
-			}
-
-			err = transport->notify_recv_pre_dequeue(
-					vsk, target, &recv_data);
-			if (err < 0)
-				break;
-
-			read = transport->stream_dequeue(
-					vsk, msg,
-					len - copied, flags);
-			if (read < 0) {
-				err = -ENOMEM;
-				break;
-			}
-
-			copied += read;
-
-			err = transport->notify_recv_post_dequeue(
-					vsk, target, read,
-					!(flags & MSG_PEEK), &recv_data);
-			if (err < 0)
-				goto out;
-
-			if (read >= target || flags & MSG_PEEK)
-				break;
-
-			target -= read;
+		read = transport->stream_dequeue(vsk, msg, len - copied, flags);
+		if (read < 0) {
+			err = -ENOMEM;
+			break;
 		}
+
+		copied += read;
+
+		err = transport->notify_recv_post_dequeue(vsk, target, read,
+						!(flags & MSG_PEEK), &recv_data);
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto out;
+
+		if (read >= target || flags & MSG_PEEK)
+			break;
+
+		target -= read;
 	}
 
 	if (sk->sk_err)