diff --git a/core/jni/android_net_LocalSocketImpl.cpp b/core/jni/android_net_LocalSocketImpl.cpp
index 42cf1f479122f..9bd07007586c2 100644
--- a/core/jni/android_net_LocalSocketImpl.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android_net_LocalSocketImpl.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ static jint socket_read (JNIEnv *env, jobject object, jobject fileDescriptor)
     err = socket_read_all(env, object, fd, &buf, 1);
 
     if (err < 0) {
-        jniThrowIOException(env, errno);
+        // socket_read_all has already thrown
         return (jint)0;
     }