diff --git a/subsys/net/lib/sockets/sockets_net_mgmt.c b/subsys/net/lib/sockets/sockets_net_mgmt.c
index 7f0fa646876f1..2213e0e1fad1a 100644
--- a/subsys/net/lib/sockets/sockets_net_mgmt.c
+++ b/subsys/net/lib/sockets/sockets_net_mgmt.c
@@ -205,8 +205,12 @@ static ssize_t znet_mgmt_recvfrom(struct net_mgmt_socket *mgmt, void *buf,
 
 	if (info) {
 		ret = info_len + sizeof(hdr);
-		ret = MIN(max_len, ret);
-		memcpy(&copy_to[sizeof(hdr)], info, ret);
+		if (ret > max_len) {
+			errno = EMSGSIZE;
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		memcpy(&copy_to[sizeof(hdr)], info, info_len);
 	} else {
 		ret = 0;
 	}