diff --git a/hw/audio/virtio-snd.c b/hw/audio/virtio-snd.c
index e604d8f30c6..30493f06a80 100644
--- a/hw/audio/virtio-snd.c
+++ b/hw/audio/virtio-snd.c
@@ -913,13 +913,13 @@ static void virtio_snd_handle_tx_xfer(VirtIODevice *vdev, VirtQueue *vq)
                             &hdr,
                             sizeof(virtio_snd_pcm_xfer));
         if (msg_sz != sizeof(virtio_snd_pcm_xfer)) {
-            goto tx_err;
+            continue;
         }
         stream_id = le32_to_cpu(hdr.stream_id);
 
         if (stream_id >= s->snd_conf.streams
             || s->pcm->streams[stream_id] == NULL) {
-            goto tx_err;
+            continue;
         }
 
         stream = s->pcm->streams[stream_id];
@@ -995,13 +995,13 @@ static void virtio_snd_handle_rx_xfer(VirtIODevice *vdev, VirtQueue *vq)
                             &hdr,
                             sizeof(virtio_snd_pcm_xfer));
         if (msg_sz != sizeof(virtio_snd_pcm_xfer)) {
-            goto rx_err;
+            continue;
         }
         stream_id = le32_to_cpu(hdr.stream_id);
 
         if (stream_id >= s->snd_conf.streams
             || !s->pcm->streams[stream_id]) {
-            goto rx_err;
+            continue;
         }
 
         stream = s->pcm->streams[stream_id];