diff --git a/src/net.c b/src/net.c
index 003ff5757..b693ea7fb 100644
--- a/src/net.c
+++ b/src/net.c
@@ -500,12 +500,14 @@ Nwrite(int fd, const char *buf, size_t count, int prot)
                     /* XXX EWOULDBLOCK can't happen without non-blocking sockets */
 		case EWOULDBLOCK:
 #endif
+		if (count == nleft)
+		    return NET_SOFTERROR;
 		return count - nleft;
 
-		case ENOBUFS:
-		return NET_SOFTERROR;
+                case ENOBUFS :
+                return NET_SOFTERROR;
 
-		default:
+                default:
 		return NET_HARDERROR;
 	    }
 	} else if (r == 0)