diff --git a/Gopkg.lock b/Gopkg.lock
index 4f39d68790..3adc4dd883 100644
--- a/Gopkg.lock
+++ b/Gopkg.lock
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@
   revision = "ee21903287393441c7bb53a0b0d39b8fa4075221"
 
 [[projects]]
-  digest = "1:6da9487ef0cc0cca3eeb1a24e3bb018ce2e07b7c2fc4d50975b54efdcc942118"
+  digest = "1:903bfb87f41dc18a533d327b5b03fd2f562f34deafcbd0db93d4be3fa8d6099c"
   name = "github.com/kata-containers/agent"
   packages = [
     "pkg/types",
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@
     "protocols/grpc",
   ]
   pruneopts = "NUT"
-  revision = "1b3628c43660cb198ec055d78e5c7b03809cba60"
+  revision = "686708d9a8be625f9350c925ae3f038c1530a423"
 
 [[projects]]
   digest = "1:58999a98719fddbac6303cb17e8d85b945f60b72f48e3a2df6b950b97fa926f1"
diff --git a/Gopkg.toml b/Gopkg.toml
index f0a2d5abc2..1d6c77521b 100644
--- a/Gopkg.toml
+++ b/Gopkg.toml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 
 [[constraint]]
   name = "github.com/kata-containers/agent"
-  revision = "1b3628c43660cb198ec055d78e5c7b03809cba60"
+  revision = "686708d9a8be625f9350c925ae3f038c1530a423"
 
 [[constraint]]
   name = "github.com/containerd/cri-containerd"
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/kata-containers/agent/protocols/client/client.go b/vendor/github.com/kata-containers/agent/protocols/client/client.go
index 43b9a94525..911c252ef8 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/kata-containers/agent/protocols/client/client.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/kata-containers/agent/protocols/client/client.go
@@ -9,19 +9,16 @@ package client
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"net"
 	"net/url"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
-	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-opentracing/go/otgrpc"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/yamux"
 	"github.com/mdlayher/vsock"
 	opentracing "github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go"
-	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	grpcStatus "google.golang.org/grpc/status"
@@ -410,24 +407,12 @@ func HybridVSockDialer(sock string, timeout time.Duration) (net.Conn, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		// Receive the packet from the connection without removing it from
-		// the receive queue (MSG_PEEK), ensuring the connection is usable.
-		if uc, ok := conn.(*net.UnixConn); ok {
-			file, err := uc.File()
-			if err != nil {
-				conn.Close()
-				return nil, err
-			}
-			eot := make([]byte, 1)
-			n, _, err := unix.Recvfrom(int(file.Fd()), eot, syscall.MSG_PEEK)
-			file.Close()
-			if err != nil || n == 0 {
-				conn.Close()
-				if err == nil {
-					err = io.EOF
-				}
-				return nil, err
-			}
+		// Read EOT (End of transmission) byte
+		eot := make([]byte, 32)
+		if _, err = conn.Read(eot); err != nil {
+			// Just close the connection, gRPC will dial again
+			// without errors
+			conn.Close()
 		}
 
 		return conn, nil