diff --git a/net/rxrpc/recvmsg.c b/net/rxrpc/recvmsg.c
index 8578c39ec839..6896a33ef842 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/recvmsg.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/recvmsg.c
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ int rxrpc_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 	    list_empty(&rx->recvmsg_q) &&
 	    rx->sk.sk_state != RXRPC_SERVER_LISTENING) {
 		release_sock(&rx->sk);
-		return -ENODATA;
+		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
 
 	if (list_empty(&rx->recvmsg_q)) {
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c b/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c
index 5e9c43d4a314..49d03c8c64da 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static int rxrpc_send_data(struct rxrpc_sock *rx,
 	/* this should be in poll */
 	sk_clear_bit(SOCKWQ_ASYNC_NOSPACE, sk);
 
-	if (sk->sk_err || (sk->sk_shutdown & SEND_SHUTDOWN))
+	if (sk->sk_shutdown & SEND_SHUTDOWN)
 		return -EPIPE;
 
 	more = msg->msg_flags & MSG_MORE;