diff --git a/drivers/unix/packet_peer_udp_posix.cpp b/drivers/unix/packet_peer_udp_posix.cpp
index 94b4c359233..fd94f0e3bf8 100644
--- a/drivers/unix/packet_peer_udp_posix.cpp
+++ b/drivers/unix/packet_peer_udp_posix.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Error PacketPeerUDPPosix::_poll(bool p_wait) {
 	struct sockaddr_in from = {0};
 	socklen_t len = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in);
 	int ret;
-	while ( (ret = recvfrom(sockfd, recv_buffer, MIN(sizeof(recv_buffer),rb.data_left()-12), p_wait?0:MSG_DONTWAIT, (struct sockaddr*)&from, &len)) > 0) {
+	while ( (ret = recvfrom(sockfd, recv_buffer, MIN(sizeof(recv_buffer),rb.space_left()-12), p_wait?0:MSG_DONTWAIT, (struct sockaddr*)&from, &len)) > 0) {
 		rb.write((uint8_t*)&from.sin_addr, 4);
 		uint32_t port = ntohs(from.sin_port);
 		rb.write((uint8_t*)&port, 4);
diff --git a/platform/windows/packet_peer_udp_winsock.cpp b/platform/windows/packet_peer_udp_winsock.cpp
index aff92b8fc8b..34192e318a3 100644
--- a/platform/windows/packet_peer_udp_winsock.cpp
+++ b/platform/windows/packet_peer_udp_winsock.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Error PacketPeerUDPWinsock::_poll(bool p_wait) {
 	struct sockaddr_in from = {0};
 	int len = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in);
 	int ret;
-	while ( (ret = recvfrom(sockfd, (char*)recv_buffer, MIN(sizeof(recv_buffer),rb.data_left()-12), 0, (struct sockaddr*)&from, &len)) > 0) {
+	while ( (ret = recvfrom(sockfd, (char*)recv_buffer, MIN(sizeof(recv_buffer),rb.space_left()-12), 0, (struct sockaddr*)&from, &len)) > 0) {
 		rb.write((uint8_t*)&from.sin_addr, 4);
 		uint32_t port = ntohs(from.sin_port);
 		rb.write((uint8_t*)&port, 4);