diff --git a/src/kiss.c b/src/kiss.c
index 2667f1b..203b725 100644
--- a/src/kiss.c
+++ b/src/kiss.c
@@ -294,10 +294,6 @@ ssize_t patty_kiss_tnc_recv(patty_kiss_tnc *tnc,
             if ((tnc->readlen = read(tnc->fd, tnc->buf, tnc->bufsz)) < 0) {
                 goto error_io;
             } else if (tnc->readlen == 0) {
-                if (errno) {
-                    goto error_io;
-                }
-
                 goto done;
             }
         }