diff --git a/src/lib/comms/sol-network-linux.c b/src/lib/comms/sol-network-linux.c
index d973fe3a3..0fc9007de 100644
--- a/src/lib/comms/sol-network-linux.c
+++ b/src/lib/comms/sol-network-linux.c
@@ -238,9 +238,12 @@ _on_event(void *data, int nl_socket, unsigned int cond)
 
     while ((status = recvmsg(nl_socket, &msg, MSG_WAITALL))) {
         if (status < 0) {
-            if (errno == EWOULDBLOCK || errno == EAGAIN)
+            if (errno == EAGAIN)
                 return true;
 
+            if (errno == EINTR)
+                continue;
+
             SOL_WRN("Read netlink error");
             return false;
         }