diff --git a/lib/netdev-linux.c b/lib/netdev-linux.c
index 5c322ca..438a144 100644
--- a/lib/netdev-linux.c
+++ b/lib/netdev-linux.c
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ netdev_linux_recv(struct netdev *netdev_, void *data, size_t size)
     }
 
     for (;;) {
-        ssize_t retval = recv(netdev->fd, data, size, MSG_TRUNC);
+        ssize_t retval = read(netdev->fd, data, size);
         if (retval >= 0) {
             return retval <= size ? retval : -EMSGSIZE;
         } else if (errno != EINTR) {