diff --git a/hw/net/xilinx_axienet.c b/hw/net/xilinx_axienet.c
index 7d1fd37b4a..05d41bd548 100644
--- a/hw/net/xilinx_axienet.c
+++ b/hw/net/xilinx_axienet.c
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ static ssize_t eth_rx(NetClientState *nc, const uint8_t *buf, size_t size)
     axienet_eth_rx_notify(s);
 
     enet_update_irq(s);
-    return size;
+    return s->rxpos;
 }
 
 static size_t