diff --git a/src/posix/platform/hdlc_interface.cpp b/src/posix/platform/hdlc_interface.cpp
index 92ece5758..8583065d0 100644
--- a/src/posix/platform/hdlc_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/posix/platform/hdlc_interface.cpp
@@ -141,20 +141,15 @@ void HdlcInterface::Read(void)
 
     rval = read(mSockFd, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
 
-    if (rval < 0)
-    {
-        perror("HdlcInterface::Read()");
-
-        if (errno != EAGAIN)
-        {
-            abort();
-        }
-    }
-
     if (rval > 0)
     {
         Decode(buffer, static_cast<uint16_t>(rval));
     }
+    else if ((rval < 0) && (errno != EAGAIN) && (errno != EINTR))
+    {
+        perror("HdlcInterface::Read()");
+        exit(OT_EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
 }
 
 void HdlcInterface::Decode(const uint8_t *aBuffer, uint16_t aLength)