diff --git a/can/src/stream.rs b/can/src/stream.rs
index c2be5c27..d52ce0ca 100644
--- a/can/src/stream.rs
+++ b/can/src/stream.rs
@@ -143,11 +143,11 @@ impl<const N: usize> FrameStream<N> {
         self.recv(&mut frame, flags).map(|_| frame)
     }
 
-    pub fn recv(&self, frame: &mut Frame<N>, flags: c_int) -> io::Result<usize> {
+    pub fn recv(&self, frame: &mut Frame<N>, flags: c_int) -> io::Result<()> {
         let mut raw = RawFrame::empty();
-        let size = imp::recv_from(self.as_raw_fd(), &mut raw, flags, Empty)?;
+        imp::recv_from(self.as_raw_fd(), &mut raw, flags, Empty)?;
         let _ = std::mem::replace(frame, raw.into());
-        Ok(size)
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     pub fn recv_from(
@@ -155,11 +155,11 @@ impl<const N: usize> FrameStream<N> {
         frame: &mut Frame<N>,
         flags: c_int,
         src_addr: &mut CanAddr,
-    ) -> io::Result<usize> {
+    ) -> io::Result<()> {
         let mut raw = RawFrame::empty();
-        let size = imp::recv_from(self.as_raw_fd(), &mut raw, flags, SetMut(src_addr))?;
+        imp::recv_from(self.as_raw_fd(), &mut raw, flags, SetMut(src_addr))?;
         let _ = std::mem::replace(frame, raw.into());
-        Ok(size)
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     pub fn send(&self, frame: &Frame<N>, flags: c_int) -> io::Result<usize> {
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ mod imp {
     }
 
     impl<const N: usize> RawFrame<N> {
-        pub(crate) fn empty() -> Self {
+        pub(crate) const fn empty() -> Self {
             Self {
                 id: 0,
                 len: 0,
@@ -416,21 +416,29 @@ mod imp {
         frame: &mut RawFrame<N>,
         flags: libc::c_int,
         src_addr: T,
-    ) -> io::Result<usize> {
+    ) -> io::Result<()> {
         let (addr, addrlen) = src_addr.to_recv_from_arguments();
-        let ret = unsafe {
+        let nbytes = unsafe {
             libc::recvfrom(
                 fd.as_raw_fd(),
-                (frame as *mut RawFrame<N>) as *mut libc::c_void,
-                std::mem::size_of::<RawFrame<N>>(),
+                std::ptr::from_mut(frame).cast::<libc::c_void>(),
+                std::mem::size_of::<RawFrame<{ N }>>(),
                 flags,
                 addr,
                 addrlen,
             )
         };
-        if ret < 0 {
+        if nbytes < 0 {
             return Err(io::Error::last_os_error());
+        } else if nbytes as usize != std::mem::size_of::<RawFrame<{ N }>>() {
+            return Err(io::Error::new(
+                io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof,
+                format!(
+                    "the number of bytes read was {nbytes}, but we expected {}",
+                    std::mem::size_of::<RawFrame<{ N }>>()
+                ),
+            ));
         }
-        Ok(ret as usize)
+        Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/can/tests/integration/frame_stream.rs b/can/tests/integration/frame_stream.rs
index b2074290..4cdbc1c2 100644
--- a/can/tests/integration/frame_stream.rs
+++ b/can/tests/integration/frame_stream.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ fn send_and_receive_check_identical_can_frame() -> Result<(), Error> {
             .bind(can_address())?;
 
         let mut frame = Frame::empty();
-        let size = stream.recv(&mut frame, 0)?;
+        stream.recv(&mut frame, 0)?;
         tx.send((frame, size)).unwrap();
         Ok(())
     });
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ fn send_and_receive_check_identical_can_frame() -> Result<(), Error> {
     };
 
     let stream = FrameStream::<CAN_DATA_LEN>::build().bind(can_address())?;
-    let size = stream.send(&frame, 0)?;
+    stream.send(&frame, 0)?;
 
     thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(1));
 
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ fn send_and_receive_check_identical_can_frame() -> Result<(), Error> {
     assert_eq!(frame, recv_frame);
     assert_eq!(frame.len, CAN_DATA_LEN as u8);
     assert_eq!(frame.id, Id::Standard(id));
-    assert_eq!(size, recv_size);
 
     receiving_thread.join().unwrap()?;
     Ok(())
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ fn send_and_receive_check_identical_canfd_frame() -> Result<(), Error> {
             .bind(canfd_address())?;
 
         let mut frame = Frame::empty();
-        let size = stream.recv(&mut frame, 0)?;
+        stream.recv(&mut frame, 0)?;
         tx.send((frame, size)).unwrap();
         Ok(())
     });
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ fn send_and_receive_check_identical_canfd_frame() -> Result<(), Error> {
         data: [16u8; CANFD_DATA_LEN],
     };
     let stream = FrameStream::<CANFD_DATA_LEN>::build().bind(canfd_address())?;
-    let size = stream.send(&frame, 0)?;
+    stream.send(&frame, 0)?;
 
     thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(1));
 
@@ -115,7 +114,6 @@ fn send_and_receive_check_identical_canfd_frame() -> Result<(), Error> {
     assert_eq!(frame, recv_frame);
     assert_eq!(frame.len, CANFD_DATA_LEN as u8);
     assert_eq!(frame.id, Id::Standard(id));
-    assert_eq!(size, recv_size);
 
     receiving_thread.join().unwrap()?;
     Ok(())