diff --git a/src/vnet/session-apps/proxy.c b/src/vnet/session-apps/proxy.c
index 0d4cdd4..6542c16 100644
--- a/src/vnet/session-apps/proxy.c
+++ b/src/vnet/session-apps/proxy.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
       ASSERT (rx_fifo->master_thread_index == thread_index);
       ASSERT (tx_fifo->master_thread_index == thread_index);
 
-      max_dequeue = svm_fifo_max_dequeue (s->rx_fifo);
+      max_dequeue = svm_fifo_max_dequeue_cons (s->rx_fifo);
 
       if (PREDICT_FALSE (max_dequeue == 0))
 	return 0;