diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/virtio_uml.c b/arch/um/drivers/virtio_uml.c
index fc8c52cff5aa..c5643a59a8c7 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/virtio_uml.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/virtio_uml.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static int full_sendmsg_fds(int fd, const void *buf, unsigned int len,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int full_read(int fd, void *buf, int len)
+static int full_read(int fd, void *buf, int len, bool abortable)
 {
 	int rc;
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static int full_read(int fd, void *buf, int len)
 			buf += rc;
 			len -= rc;
 		}
-	} while (len && (rc > 0 || rc == -EINTR));
+	} while (len && (rc > 0 || rc == -EINTR || (!abortable && rc == -EAGAIN)));
 
 	if (rc < 0)
 		return rc;
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static int full_read(int fd, void *buf, int len)
 
 static int vhost_user_recv_header(int fd, struct vhost_user_msg *msg)
 {
-	return full_read(fd, msg, sizeof(msg->header));
+	return full_read(fd, msg, sizeof(msg->header), true);
 }
 
 static int vhost_user_recv(int fd, struct vhost_user_msg *msg,
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ static int vhost_user_recv(int fd, struct vhost_user_msg *msg,
 	size = msg->header.size;
 	if (size > max_payload_size)
 		return -EPROTO;
-	return full_read(fd, &msg->payload, size);
+	return full_read(fd, &msg->payload, size, false);
 }
 
 static int vhost_user_recv_resp(struct virtio_uml_device *vu_dev,