diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index ef31b40ad550..94f658235fb4 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -2064,6 +2064,11 @@ static int unix_stream_read_generic(struct unix_stream_read_state *state)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	if (flags & MSG_PEEK)
+		skip = sk_peek_offset(sk, flags);
+	else
+		skip = 0;
+
 	do {
 		int chunk;
 		struct sk_buff *skb, *last;
@@ -2112,7 +2117,6 @@ static int unix_stream_read_generic(struct unix_stream_read_state *state)
 			break;
 		}
 
-		skip = sk_peek_offset(sk, flags);
 		while (skip >= unix_skb_len(skb)) {
 			skip -= unix_skb_len(skb);
 			last = skb;
@@ -2179,14 +2183,12 @@ static int unix_stream_read_generic(struct unix_stream_read_state *state)
 			if (UNIXCB(skb).fp)
 				scm.fp = scm_fp_dup(UNIXCB(skb).fp);
 
-			if (skip) {
-				sk_peek_offset_fwd(sk, chunk);
-				skip -= chunk;
-			}
+			sk_peek_offset_fwd(sk, chunk);
 
 			if (UNIXCB(skb).fp)
 				break;
 
+			skip = 0;
 			last = skb;
 			last_len = skb->len;
 			unix_state_lock(sk);