diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
index db127a69f5c3..481f7f8a1655 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
@@ -204,10 +204,14 @@ static int virtio_transport_send_pkt_info(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
 	return virtio_transport_get_ops()->send_pkt(pkt);
 }
 
-static void virtio_transport_inc_rx_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs,
+static bool virtio_transport_inc_rx_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs,
 					struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt)
 {
+	if (vvs->rx_bytes + pkt->len > vvs->buf_alloc)
+		return false;
+
 	vvs->rx_bytes += pkt->len;
+	return true;
 }
 
 static void virtio_transport_dec_rx_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs,
@@ -879,14 +883,18 @@ virtio_transport_recv_enqueue(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
 			      struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt)
 {
 	struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs = vsk->trans;
-	bool free_pkt = false;
+	bool can_enqueue, free_pkt = false;
 
 	pkt->len = le32_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.len);
 	pkt->off = 0;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
 
-	virtio_transport_inc_rx_pkt(vvs, pkt);
+	can_enqueue = virtio_transport_inc_rx_pkt(vvs, pkt);
+	if (!can_enqueue) {
+		free_pkt = true;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	/* Try to copy small packets into the buffer of last packet queued,
 	 * to avoid wasting memory queueing the entire buffer with a small