diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport_notify.c b/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport_notify.c
index d69fc4b595ad42b2784698ea1e8e2b7b60632343..852097e2b9e6d38d3453c7702c49d181656af72a 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport_notify.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport_notify.c
@@ -340,12 +340,12 @@ vmci_transport_notify_pkt_poll_in(struct sock *sk,
 {
 	struct vsock_sock *vsk = vsock_sk(sk);
 
-	if (vsock_stream_has_data(vsk)) {
+	if (vsock_stream_has_data(vsk) >= target) {
 		*data_ready_now = true;
 	} else {
-		/* We can't read right now because there is nothing in the
-		 * queue. Ask for notifications when there is something to
-		 * read.
+		/* We can't read right now because there is not enough data
+		 * in the queue. Ask for notifications when there is something
+		 * to read.
 		 */
 		if (sk->sk_state == TCP_ESTABLISHED) {
 			if (!send_waiting_read(sk, 1))
diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport_notify_qstate.c b/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport_notify_qstate.c
index 0f36d7c45db3933f25add3a3e15f6f5fb8c242f7..12f0cb8fe99886430a0855d59e3eaadd44ab1b6b 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport_notify_qstate.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport_notify_qstate.c
@@ -161,12 +161,12 @@ vmci_transport_notify_pkt_poll_in(struct sock *sk,
 {
 	struct vsock_sock *vsk = vsock_sk(sk);
 
-	if (vsock_stream_has_data(vsk)) {
+	if (vsock_stream_has_data(vsk) >= target) {
 		*data_ready_now = true;
 	} else {
-		/* We can't read right now because there is nothing in the
-		 * queue. Ask for notifications when there is something to
-		 * read.
+		/* We can't read right now because there is not enough data
+		 * in the queue. Ask for notifications when there is something
+		 * to read.
 		 */
 		if (sk->sk_state == TCP_ESTABLISHED)
 			vsock_block_update_write_window(sk);