diff --git a/include/spdk_internal/nvme_tcp.h b/include/spdk_internal/nvme_tcp.h
index 303ed5c65..dda88d379 100644
--- a/include/spdk_internal/nvme_tcp.h
+++ b/include/spdk_internal/nvme_tcp.h
@@ -312,6 +312,37 @@ end:
 	return ctx->iovcnt;
 }
 
+static int
+nvme_tcp_read_data(struct spdk_sock *sock, int bytes,
+		   void *buf)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = spdk_sock_recv(sock, buf, bytes);
+
+	if (ret > 0) {
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		if (errno == EAGAIN || errno == EWOULDBLOCK) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		/* For connect reset issue, do not output error log */
+		if (errno == ECONNRESET) {
+			SPDK_DEBUGLOG(SPDK_LOG_NVME, "spdk_sock_recv() failed, errno %d: %s\n",
+				      errno, spdk_strerror(errno));
+		} else {
+			SPDK_ERRLOG("spdk_sock_recv() failed, errno %d: %s\n",
+				    errno, spdk_strerror(errno));
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* connection closed */
+	return NVME_TCP_CONNECTION_FATAL;
+}
+
 static int
 nvme_tcp_readv_data(struct spdk_sock *sock, struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt)
 {
@@ -322,6 +353,10 @@ nvme_tcp_readv_data(struct spdk_sock *sock, struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (iovcnt == 1) {
+		return nvme_tcp_read_data(sock, iov->iov_len, iov->iov_base);
+	}
+
 	ret = spdk_sock_readv(sock, iov, iovcnt);
 
 	if (ret > 0) {
@@ -347,17 +382,6 @@ nvme_tcp_readv_data(struct spdk_sock *sock, struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt)
 	return NVME_TCP_CONNECTION_FATAL;
 }
 
-static int
-nvme_tcp_read_data(struct spdk_sock *sock, int bytes,
-		   void *buf)
-{
-	struct iovec iov;
-
-	iov.iov_base = buf;
-	iov.iov_len = bytes;
-
-	return nvme_tcp_readv_data(sock, &iov, 1);
-}
 
 static int
 nvme_tcp_read_payload_data(struct spdk_sock *sock, struct nvme_tcp_pdu *pdu)