diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c b/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
index fdb1386..5baf48d 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
@@ -788,15 +788,20 @@
 	}
 
 	clear_bit(SK_DATA, &svsk->sk_flags);
-	while ((err = kernel_recvmsg(svsk->sk_sock, &msg, NULL,
-				     0, 0, MSG_PEEK | MSG_DONTWAIT)) < 0 ||
-	       (skb = skb_recv_datagram(svsk->sk_sk, 0, 1, &err)) == NULL) {
-		if (err == -EAGAIN) {
-			svc_sock_received(svsk);
-			return err;
+	skb = NULL;
+	err = kernel_recvmsg(svsk->sk_sock, &msg, NULL,
+			     0, 0, MSG_PEEK | MSG_DONTWAIT);
+	if (err >= 0)
+		skb = skb_recv_datagram(svsk->sk_sk, 0, 1, &err);
+
+	if (skb == NULL) {
+		if (err != -EAGAIN) {
+			/* possibly an icmp error */
+			dprintk("svc: recvfrom returned error %d\n", -err);
+			set_bit(SK_DATA, &svsk->sk_flags);
 		}
-		/* possibly an icmp error */
-		dprintk("svc: recvfrom returned error %d\n", -err);
+		svc_sock_received(svsk);
+		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
 	rqstp->rq_addrlen = sizeof(rqstp->rq_addr);
 	if (skb->tstamp.tv64 == 0) {