diff --git a/protocols/client/client.go b/protocols/client/client.go
index 7e8953ea2..e46e87390 100644
--- a/protocols/client/client.go
+++ b/protocols/client/client.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ package client
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"net"
 	"net/url"
 	"strconv"
@@ -419,11 +418,8 @@ func HybridVSockDialer(sock string, timeout time.Duration) (net.Conn, error) {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 			eot := make([]byte, 1)
-			if n, _, err := unix.Recvfrom(int(file.Fd()), eot, syscall.MSG_PEEK); err != nil || n == 0 {
+			if _, _, err = unix.Recvfrom(int(file.Fd()), eot, syscall.MSG_PEEK); err != nil {
 				conn.Close()
-				if err == nil {
-					err = io.EOF
-				}
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		}