diff --git a/drivers/unix/packet_peer_udp_posix.cpp b/drivers/unix/packet_peer_udp_posix.cpp
index b900a72b11d..afabe9dea99 100644
--- a/drivers/unix/packet_peer_udp_posix.cpp
+++ b/drivers/unix/packet_peer_udp_posix.cpp
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ Error PacketPeerUDPPosix::_poll(bool p_wait) {
 
 		len = sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage);
 		++queue_count;
+		if (p_wait)
+			break;
 	};
 
 	// TODO: Should ECONNRESET be handled here?
diff --git a/platform/windows/packet_peer_udp_winsock.cpp b/platform/windows/packet_peer_udp_winsock.cpp
index eed61810bac..b59056a3d06 100644
--- a/platform/windows/packet_peer_udp_winsock.cpp
+++ b/platform/windows/packet_peer_udp_winsock.cpp
@@ -203,6 +203,8 @@ Error PacketPeerUDPWinsock::_poll(bool p_wait) {
 
 		len = sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage);
 		++queue_count;
+		if (p_wait)
+			break;
 	};
 
 	if (ret == SOCKET_ERROR) {