diff --git a/net/core/stream.c b/net/core/stream.c
index 1086c8b280a8..6e41b20bf9f8 100644
--- a/net/core/stream.c
+++ b/net/core/stream.c
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ int sk_stream_wait_memory(struct sock *sk, long *timeo_p)
 	int err = 0;
 	long vm_wait = 0;
 	long current_timeo = *timeo_p;
-	bool noblock = (*timeo_p ? false : true);
 	DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
 
 	if (sk_stream_memory_free(sk))
@@ -131,11 +130,8 @@ int sk_stream_wait_memory(struct sock *sk, long *timeo_p)
 
 		if (sk->sk_err || (sk->sk_shutdown & SEND_SHUTDOWN))
 			goto do_error;
-		if (!*timeo_p) {
-			if (noblock)
-				set_bit(SOCK_NOSPACE, &sk->sk_socket->flags);
-			goto do_nonblock;
-		}
+		if (!*timeo_p)
+			goto do_eagain;
 		if (signal_pending(current))
 			goto do_interrupted;
 		sk_clear_bit(SOCKWQ_ASYNC_NOSPACE, sk);
@@ -167,7 +163,13 @@ out:
 do_error:
 	err = -EPIPE;
 	goto out;
-do_nonblock:
+do_eagain:
+	/* Make sure that whenever EAGAIN is returned, EPOLLOUT event can
+	 * be generated later.
+	 * When TCP receives ACK packets that make room, tcp_check_space()
+	 * only calls tcp_new_space() if SOCK_NOSPACE is set.
+	 */
+	set_bit(SOCK_NOSPACE, &sk->sk_socket->flags);
 	err = -EAGAIN;
 	goto out;
 do_interrupted: