diff --git a/tcp_splice.c b/tcp_splice.c
index 42b7be0..4c36b72 100644
--- a/tcp_splice.c
+++ b/tcp_splice.c
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ eintr:
 			if (errno != EAGAIN)
 				goto close;
 
-			if (never_read)
+			if (conn->read[fromside] == conn->written[fromside])
 				break;
 
 			conn_event(c, conn,