diff --git a/net/tap.c b/net/tap.c
index bdb4a15c2a..8cdb793468 100644
--- a/net/tap.c
+++ b/net/tap.c
@@ -188,26 +188,23 @@ static void tap_send_completed(VLANClientState *vc, ssize_t len)
 static void tap_send(void *opaque)
 {
     TAPState *s = opaque;
+    uint8_t *buf = s->buf;
     int size;
 
-    do {
-        uint8_t *buf = s->buf;
+    size = tap_read_packet(s->fd, s->buf, sizeof(s->buf));
+    if (size <= 0) {
+        return;
+    }
 
-        size = tap_read_packet(s->fd, s->buf, sizeof(s->buf));
-        if (size <= 0) {
-            break;
-        }
+    if (s->has_vnet_hdr && !s->using_vnet_hdr) {
+        buf  += sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr);
+        size -= sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr);
+    }
 
-        if (s->has_vnet_hdr && !s->using_vnet_hdr) {
-            buf  += sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr);
-            size -= sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr);
-        }
-
-        size = qemu_send_packet_async(s->vc, buf, size, tap_send_completed);
-        if (size == 0) {
-            tap_read_poll(s, 0);
-        }
-    } while (size > 0);
+    size = qemu_send_packet_async(s->vc, buf, size, tap_send_completed);
+    if (size == 0) {
+        tap_read_poll(s, 0);
+    }
 }
 
 int tap_has_ufo(VLANClientState *vc)