diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
index 2c9b1011cdcc..4e8a9771a04d 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
@@ -1374,9 +1374,11 @@ virtio_transport_recv_enqueue(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
 
 	/* Try to copy small packets into the buffer of last packet queued,
 	 * to avoid wasting memory queueing the entire buffer with a small
-	 * payload.
+	 * payload. Skip non-linear (e.g. zerocopy) skbs; these carry payload
+	 * in skb_shinfo.
 	 */
-	if (len <= GOOD_COPY_LEN && !skb_queue_empty(&vvs->rx_queue)) {
+	if (len <= GOOD_COPY_LEN && !skb_queue_empty(&vvs->rx_queue) &&
+	    !skb_is_nonlinear(skb)) {
 		struct virtio_vsock_hdr *last_hdr;
 		struct sk_buff *last_skb;