diff --git a/net/vhost-vdpa.c b/net/vhost-vdpa.c
index e370ecb8eb..6811089231 100644
--- a/net/vhost-vdpa.c
+++ b/net/vhost-vdpa.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ static bool vhost_vdpa_check_peer_type(NetClientState *nc, ObjectClass *oc,
 static ssize_t vhost_vdpa_receive(NetClientState *nc, const uint8_t *buf,
                                   size_t size)
 {
-    return 0;
+    return size;
 }
 
 static NetClientInfo net_vhost_vdpa_info = {