diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
index 416d533f493d..9b8014516f4f 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
@@ -447,7 +447,9 @@ static int virtio_transport_send_pkt_info(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
 static bool virtio_transport_inc_rx_pkt(struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs,
 					u32 len)
 {
-	if (vvs->buf_used + len > vvs->buf_alloc)
+	u64 skb_overhead = (skb_queue_len(&vvs->rx_queue) + 1) * SKB_TRUESIZE(0);
+
+	if (skb_overhead + vvs->buf_used + len > vvs->buf_alloc)
 		return false;
 
 	vvs->rx_bytes += len;