diff --git a/drivers/vhost/net.c b/drivers/vhost/net.c
index 8d626d7c2e7e..c7bdeb655646 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/net.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/net.c
@@ -778,16 +778,6 @@ static void handle_rx(struct vhost_net *net)
 		/* On error, stop handling until the next kick. */
 		if (unlikely(headcount < 0))
 			goto out;
-		if (nvq->rx_array)
-			msg.msg_control = vhost_net_buf_consume(&nvq->rxq);
-		/* On overrun, truncate and discard */
-		if (unlikely(headcount > UIO_MAXIOV)) {
-			iov_iter_init(&msg.msg_iter, READ, vq->iov, 1, 1);
-			err = sock->ops->recvmsg(sock, &msg,
-						 1, MSG_DONTWAIT | MSG_TRUNC);
-			pr_debug("Discarded rx packet: len %zd\n", sock_len);
-			continue;
-		}
 		/* OK, now we need to know about added descriptors. */
 		if (!headcount) {
 			if (unlikely(vhost_enable_notify(&net->dev, vq))) {
@@ -800,6 +790,16 @@ static void handle_rx(struct vhost_net *net)
 			 * they refilled. */
 			goto out;
 		}
+		if (nvq->rx_array)
+			msg.msg_control = vhost_net_buf_consume(&nvq->rxq);
+		/* On overrun, truncate and discard */
+		if (unlikely(headcount > UIO_MAXIOV)) {
+			iov_iter_init(&msg.msg_iter, READ, vq->iov, 1, 1);
+			err = sock->ops->recvmsg(sock, &msg,
+						 1, MSG_DONTWAIT | MSG_TRUNC);
+			pr_debug("Discarded rx packet: len %zd\n", sock_len);
+			continue;
+		}
 		/* We don't need to be notified again. */
 		iov_iter_init(&msg.msg_iter, READ, vq->iov, in, vhost_len);
 		fixup = msg.msg_iter;