diff --git a/src/lxc/seccomp.c b/src/lxc/seccomp.c
index 5b3341393..978b1a2ca 100644
--- a/src/lxc/seccomp.c
+++ b/src/lxc/seccomp.c
@@ -1466,7 +1466,8 @@ retry:
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	bytes = lxc_recvmsg_nointr_iov(listener_proxy_fd, iov,iov_len, 0);
+	bytes = lxc_recvmsg_nointr_iov(listener_proxy_fd, iov,iov_len,
+				       MSG_TRUNC);
 	if (bytes != (ssize_t)msg_base_size) {
 		SYSERROR("Failed to receive message from seccomp proxy");
 		seccomp_notify_default_answer(fd, req, resp, hdlr);