diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_bpf.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_bpf.c
index f8037d142bb7..07a896685d0d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_bpf.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_bpf.c
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ out_err:
 		err = sk_stream_error(sk, msg->msg_flags, err);
 	release_sock(sk);
 	sk_psock_put(sk, psock);
-	return copied ? copied : err;
+	return copied > 0 ? copied : err;
 }
 
 static int tcp_bpf_sendpage(struct sock *sk, struct page *page, int offset,