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;
 	}
 }