diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c
index e27643d..2f939f9 100644
--- a/net/net.c
+++ b/net/net.c
@@ -599,36 +599,6 @@
     return filter_receive_iov(nc, direction, sender, flags, &iov, 1, sent_cb);
 }
 
-ssize_t qemu_deliver_packet(NetClientState *sender,
-                            unsigned flags,
-                            const uint8_t *data,
-                            size_t size,
-                            void *opaque)
-{
-    NetClientState *nc = opaque;
-    ssize_t ret;
-
-    if (nc->link_down) {
-        return size;
-    }
-
-    if (nc->receive_disabled) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    if (flags & QEMU_NET_PACKET_FLAG_RAW && nc->info->receive_raw) {
-        ret = nc->info->receive_raw(nc, data, size);
-    } else {
-        ret = nc->info->receive(nc, data, size);
-    }
-
-    if (ret == 0) {
-        nc->receive_disabled = 1;
-    }
-
-    return ret;
-}
-
 void qemu_purge_queued_packets(NetClientState *nc)
 {
     if (!nc->peer) {
@@ -719,14 +689,25 @@
 }
 
 static ssize_t nc_sendv_compat(NetClientState *nc, const struct iovec *iov,
-                               int iovcnt)
+                               int iovcnt, unsigned flags)
 {
-    uint8_t buffer[NET_BUFSIZE];
+    uint8_t buf[NET_BUFSIZE];
+    uint8_t *buffer;
     size_t offset;
 
-    offset = iov_to_buf(iov, iovcnt, 0, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+    if (iovcnt == 1) {
+        buffer = iov[0].iov_base;
+        offset = iov[0].iov_len;
+    } else {
+        buffer = buf;
+        offset = iov_to_buf(iov, iovcnt, 0, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+    }
 
-    return nc->info->receive(nc, buffer, offset);
+    if (flags & QEMU_NET_PACKET_FLAG_RAW && nc->info->receive_raw) {
+        return nc->info->receive_raw(nc, buffer, offset);
+    } else {
+        return nc->info->receive(nc, buffer, offset);
+    }
 }
 
 ssize_t qemu_deliver_packet_iov(NetClientState *sender,
@@ -749,7 +730,7 @@
     if (nc->info->receive_iov) {
         ret = nc->info->receive_iov(nc, iov, iovcnt);
     } else {
-        ret = nc_sendv_compat(nc, iov, iovcnt);
+        ret = nc_sendv_compat(nc, iov, iovcnt, flags);
     }
 
     if (ret == 0) {