diff --git a/network/netplay/netplay_frontend.c b/network/netplay/netplay_frontend.c
index 6c186b9e56..f4760355c5 100644
--- a/network/netplay/netplay_frontend.c
+++ b/network/netplay/netplay_frontend.c
@@ -5321,18 +5321,9 @@ static bool netplay_get_cmd(netplay_t *netplay,
          }
 
       default:
-         {
-            unsigned char buf[1024];
-            while (cmd_size)
-            {
-               RECV(buf, (cmd_size > sizeof(buf)) ? sizeof(buf) : cmd_size)
-                  return false;
-               cmd_size -= recvd;
-            }
-            RARCH_ERR("%s\n",
-                  msg_hash_to_str(MSG_UNKNOWN_NETPLAY_COMMAND_RECEIVED));
-         }
-         break;
+         RARCH_ERR("%s\n",
+               msg_hash_to_str(MSG_UNKNOWN_NETPLAY_COMMAND_RECEIVED));
+         return netplay_cmd_nak(netplay, connection);
    }
 
    netplay_recv_flush(&connection->recv_packet_buffer);