diff --git a/headers/private/net/ProtocolUtilities.h b/headers/private/net/ProtocolUtilities.h
index 7618f450d7..f100361fa6 100644
--- a/headers/private/net/ProtocolUtilities.h
+++ b/headers/private/net/ProtocolUtilities.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ template<typename LockingBase = BenaphoreLocking,
 class DatagramSocket {
 public:
 	DatagramSocket(const char *name, net_socket *socket);
-	~DatagramSocket();
+	virtual ~DatagramSocket();
 
 	status_t InitCheck() const;
 
@@ -58,13 +58,15 @@ public:
 	status_t SocketEnqueue(net_buffer *buffer);
 	status_t SocketDequeue(uint32 flags, net_buffer **_buffer);
 
-	size_t AvailableData() const;
+	ssize_t AvailableData() const;
 
 	void WakeAll();
 
 	net_socket *Socket() const { return fSocket; }
 
 protected:
+	virtual status_t _SocketStatus() const;
+
 	status_t _Enqueue(net_buffer *buffer);
 	status_t _SocketEnqueue(net_buffer *buffer);
 	net_buffer *_Dequeue(bool clone);
@@ -198,11 +200,13 @@ DECL_DATAGRAM_SOCKET(inline status_t)::BlockingDequeue(bool clone,
 	AutoLocker _(fLock);
 
 	bool waited = false;
-
 	while (fBuffers.IsEmpty()) {
-		status_t status = _Wait(timeout);
+		status_t status = _SocketStatus();
 		if (status < B_OK)
 			return status;
+
+		if ((status = _Wait(timeout)) < B_OK)
+			return status;
 		waited = true;
 	}
 
@@ -244,13 +248,23 @@ DECL_DATAGRAM_SOCKET(inline void)::_Clear()
 }
 
 
-DECL_DATAGRAM_SOCKET(inline size_t)::AvailableData() const
+DECL_DATAGRAM_SOCKET(inline ssize_t)::AvailableData() const
 {
 	AutoLocker _(fLock);
+	status_t status = _SocketStatus();
+	if (status < B_OK)
+		return status;
+
 	return fCurrentBytes;
 }
 
 
+DECL_DATAGRAM_SOCKET(inline status_t)::_SocketStatus() const
+{
+	return B_OK;
+}
+
+
 DECL_DATAGRAM_SOCKET(inline status_t)::_Wait(bigtime_t timeout)
 {
 	LockingBase::Unlock(&fLock);
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/link.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/link.cpp
index 892b8e92fe..a8b4b16d85 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/link.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/link.cpp
@@ -45,10 +45,8 @@ public:
 	status_t StartMonitoring(const char *);
 	status_t StopMonitoring();
 
-	ssize_t ReadData(size_t numBytes, uint32 flags, net_buffer **_buffer);
-	ssize_t ReadAvail() const;
-
 private:
+	status_t _SocketStatus() const;
 	status_t _Unregister();
 
 	net_device_monitor	fMonitor;
@@ -114,43 +112,14 @@ LinkProtocol::StopMonitoring()
 }
 
 
-ssize_t
-LinkProtocol::ReadData(size_t numBytes, uint32 flags, net_buffer **_buffer)
+status_t
+LinkProtocol::_SocketStatus() const
 {
-	BenaphoreLocker _(fLock);
-
-	bool clone = flags & MSG_PEEK;
-	bigtime_t timeout = _SocketTimeout(flags);
-
-	bool waited = false;
-	while (_IsEmpty()) {
-		if (fMonitoredDevice == NULL)
-			return ENODEV;
-
-		status_t status = _Wait(timeout);
-		if (status < B_OK)
-			return status;
-		waited = true;
-	}
-
-	*_buffer = _Dequeue(clone);
-	if (clone && waited)
-		_NotifyOneReader(false);
-
-	return *_buffer ? B_OK : B_NO_MEMORY;
-}
-
-
-ssize_t
-LinkProtocol::ReadAvail() const
-{
-	BenaphoreLocker _(fLock);
 	if (fMonitoredDevice == NULL)
 		return ENODEV;
-	return fCurrentBytes;
+	return LocalDatagramSocket::_SocketStatus();
 }
 
-
 status_t
 LinkProtocol::_Unregister()
 {
@@ -405,14 +374,14 @@ status_t
 link_read_data(net_protocol *protocol, size_t numBytes, uint32 flags,
 	net_buffer **_buffer)
 {
-	return ((LinkProtocol *)protocol)->ReadData(numBytes, flags, _buffer);
+	return ((LinkProtocol *)protocol)->SocketDequeue(flags, _buffer);
 }
 
 
 ssize_t
 link_read_avail(net_protocol *protocol)
 {
-	return ((LinkProtocol *)protocol)->ReadAvail();
+	return ((LinkProtocol *)protocol)->AvailableData();
 }