diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index 5d46036f3ad7..dc36a46ce0e7 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -1897,8 +1897,11 @@ static int vsock_connectible_wait_data(struct sock *sk,
 	err = 0;
 	transport = vsk->transport;
 
-	while ((data = vsock_connectible_has_data(vsk)) == 0) {
+	while (1) {
 		prepare_to_wait(sk_sleep(sk), wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+		data = vsock_connectible_has_data(vsk);
+		if (data != 0)
+			break;
 
 		if (sk->sk_err != 0 ||
 		    (sk->sk_shutdown & RCV_SHUTDOWN) ||