diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface_zephyr.c b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface_zephyr.c
index 5e17860de..f4a0d6d76 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface_zephyr.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface_zephyr.c
@@ -126,8 +126,20 @@ static void wpa_supplicant_ctrl_iface_receive(int sock, void *eloop_ctx,
 	size_t reply_len = 0;
 
 	buf = os_zalloc(CTRL_IFACE_MAX_LEN + 1);
-	if (!buf)
+	if (!buf) {
+		/* Do a dummy read to drain the data from the socket */
+		static unsigned char dummy[512];
+
+		/* This is expected in OOM conditions, so, do not spam the log */
+		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "Failed to allocate memory for ctrl_iface receive buffer");
+
+		do {
+			res = recv(sock, dummy, sizeof(dummy),
+				   MSG_TRUNC | MSG_DONTWAIT);
+		} while (res > 0);
 		return;
+	}
+
 	res = recv(sock, buf, CTRL_IFACE_MAX_LEN, 0);
 	if (res < 0) {
 		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "recvfrom(ctrl_iface): %s",