diff --git a/src/i_tcp.c b/src/i_tcp.c
index e99672d14..483062793 100644
--- a/src/i_tcp.c
+++ b/src/i_tcp.c
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ static boolean SOCK_Get(void)
 		fromlen = (socklen_t)sizeof(fromaddress);
 		c = recvfrom(mysockets[n], (char *)&doomcom->data, MAXPACKETLENGTH, 0,
 			(void *)&fromaddress, &fromlen);
-		if (c != ERRSOCKET)
+		if (c > 0)
 		{
 #ifdef USE_STUN
 			if (STUN_got_response(doomcom->data, c))