diff --git a/net/smc/smc_tx.c b/net/smc/smc_tx.c
index d8366ed51757..f99951f3f7fd 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_tx.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_tx.c
@@ -165,12 +165,11 @@ int smc_tx_sendmsg(struct smc_sock *smc, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 			conn->local_tx_ctrl.prod_flags.urg_data_pending = 1;
 
 		if (!atomic_read(&conn->sndbuf_space) || conn->urg_tx_pend) {
+			if (send_done)
+				return send_done;
 			rc = smc_tx_wait(smc, msg->msg_flags);
-			if (rc) {
-				if (send_done)
-					return send_done;
+			if (rc)
 				goto out_err;
-			}
 			continue;
 		}