diff --git a/src/stconn.c b/src/stconn.c
index 4290961..39dcbb5 100644
--- a/src/stconn.c
+++ b/src/stconn.c
@@ -1664,9 +1664,11 @@
 		oc->flags |= CF_WRITE_EVENT | CF_WROTE_DATA;
 		if (sc->state == SC_ST_CON)
 			sc->state = SC_ST_RDY;
-		sc_have_room(sc_opposite(sc));
 	}
 
+	if (!sco->room_needed || (did_send && (sco->room_needed < 0 || channel_recv_max(sc_oc(sc)) >= sco->room_needed)))
+		sc_have_room(sco);
+
 	if (sc_ep_test(sc, SE_FL_ERROR | SE_FL_ERR_PENDING)) {
 		oc->flags |= CF_WRITE_EVENT;
 		BUG_ON(sc_ep_test(sc, SE_FL_EOS|SE_FL_ERROR|SE_FL_ERR_PENDING) == (SE_FL_EOS|SE_FL_ERR_PENDING));