diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
index f225f53ed4ba..1e762a480df4 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
@@ -1927,6 +1927,7 @@ int virtio_transport_read_skb(struct vsock_sock *vsk, skb_read_actor_t recv_acto
 	struct sock *sk = sk_vsock(vsk);
 	struct virtio_vsock_hdr *hdr;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	u32 bytes_read;
 	u32 pkt_len;
 	int off = 0;
 	int err;
@@ -1946,7 +1947,8 @@ int virtio_transport_read_skb(struct vsock_sock *vsk, skb_read_actor_t recv_acto
 		vvs->msg_count--;
 
 	pkt_len = le32_to_cpu(hdr->len);
-	virtio_transport_dec_rx_pkt(vvs, pkt_len, pkt_len);
+	bytes_read = skb->len - VIRTIO_VSOCK_SKB_CB(skb)->offset;
+	virtio_transport_dec_rx_pkt(vvs, bytes_read, pkt_len);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
 
 	virtio_transport_send_credit_update(vsk);