diff --git a/lib/vquic/vquic.c b/lib/vquic/vquic.c
index 31a5297f35..5cf4b0f90c 100644
--- a/lib/vquic/vquic.c
+++ b/lib/vquic/vquic.c
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ static CURLcode do_sendmsg(struct Curl_cfilter *cf,
       return CURLE_AGAIN;
     case SOCKEMSGSIZE:
       /* UDP datagram is too large; caused by PMTUD. Just let it be lost. */
+      *psent = pktlen;
       break;
     case EIO:
       if(pktlen > gsolen) {
@@ -206,13 +207,13 @@ static CURLcode do_sendmsg(struct Curl_cfilter *cf,
       goto out;
     }
     else {
-      failf(data, "send() returned %zd (errno %d)", rv, SOCKERRNO);
       if(SOCKERRNO != SOCKEMSGSIZE) {
+        failf(data, "send() returned %zd (errno %d)", rv, SOCKERRNO);
         result = CURLE_SEND_ERROR;
         goto out;
       }
-      /* UDP datagram is too large; caused by PMTUD. Just let it be
-         lost. */
+      /* UDP datagram is too large; caused by PMTUD. Just let it be lost. */
+      *psent = pktlen;
     }
   }
 #endif