diff --git a/fipvlan.c b/fipvlan.c

index 6f8cf39..64702a7 100644

--- a/fipvlan.c

+++ b/fipvlan.c

@@ -749,9 +749,15 @@ static void recv_loop(int timeout)

 			rtnl_recv(pfd[0].fd, rtnl_listener_handler, NULL);

 		/* everything else should be FIP packet sockets */

 		for (i = 1; i < pfd_len; i++) {

-			if (pfd[i].revents & POLLIN)

-				fip_recv(pfd[i].fd, fip_vlan_handler, NULL);

+			if (pfd[i].revents & POLLIN) {

+				rc = fip_recv(pfd[i].fd, fip_vlan_handler,

+					      NULL);

+				if (rc < 0)

+					break;

+			}

 		}

+		if (i < pfd_len)

+			break;

 	}

 }