diff --git a/net/smc/smc_rx.c b/net/smc/smc_rx.c
index 51e8eb2933ff..338b9ef806e8 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_rx.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_rx.c
@@ -355,12 +355,12 @@ int smc_rx_recvmsg(struct smc_sock *smc, struct msghdr *msg,
 				}
 				break;
 			}
+			if (!timeo)
+				return -EAGAIN;
 			if (signal_pending(current)) {
 				read_done = sock_intr_errno(timeo);
 				break;
 			}
-			if (!timeo)
-				return -EAGAIN;
 		}
 
 		if (!smc_rx_data_available(conn)) {