diff --git a/net/icmp/icmp_recvmsg.c b/net/icmp/icmp_recvmsg.c
index 80c1ab88d3..4f2577d97e 100644
--- a/net/icmp/icmp_recvmsg.c
+++ b/net/icmp/icmp_recvmsg.c
@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@ static uint16_t recvfrom_eventhandler(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev,
 
           /* Indicate that the data has been consumed */
 
-          flags &= ~ICMP_NEWDATA;
+          flags     &= ~ICMP_NEWDATA;
+          dev->d_len = 0;
           goto end_wait;
         }
 
diff --git a/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_recvmsg.c b/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_recvmsg.c
index b4fb7c80d2..a4678e8f69 100644
--- a/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_recvmsg.c
+++ b/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_recvmsg.c
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ static uint16_t recvfrom_eventhandler(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev,
 
           /* Indicate that the data has been consumed */
 
-          flags &= ~ICMPv6_NEWDATA;
+          flags     &= ~ICMPv6_NEWDATA;
+          dev->d_len = 0;
           goto end_wait;
         }