diff --git a/crates/vsock/src/vhu_vsock.rs b/crates/vsock/src/vhu_vsock.rs
index a0e8dc72..b9da5a83 100644
--- a/crates/vsock/src/vhu_vsock.rs
+++ b/crates/vsock/src/vhu_vsock.rs
@@ -317,8 +317,13 @@ impl VhostUserBackend<VringRwLock, ()> for VhostUserVsockBackend {
             }
         }
 
-        if device_event != EVT_QUEUE_EVENT && thread.thread_backend.pending_rx() {
-            thread.process_rx(vring_rx, evt_idx)?;
+        if device_event != EVT_QUEUE_EVENT {
+            if thread.thread_backend.pending_rx() {
+                thread.process_rx(vring_rx, evt_idx)?;
+            }
+            if thread.thread_backend.pending_raw_pkts() {
+                thread.process_raw_pkts(vring_rx, evt_idx)?;
+            }
         }
 
         Ok(false)