diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index fc3c281c127d..2f90beba282b 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -525,6 +525,7 @@ static int send_msg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	struct tipc_port *tport = tipc_sk_port(sk);
 	struct sockaddr_tipc *dest = (struct sockaddr_tipc *)m->msg_name;
 	int needs_conn;
+	long timeout_val;
 	int res = -EINVAL;
 
 	if (unlikely(!dest))
@@ -564,6 +565,8 @@ static int send_msg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 		reject_rx_queue(sk);
 	}
 
+	timeout_val = sock_sndtimeo(sk, m->msg_flags & MSG_DONTWAIT);
+
 	do {
 		if (dest->addrtype == TIPC_ADDR_NAME) {
 			res = dest_name_check(dest, m);
@@ -600,16 +603,14 @@ static int send_msg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 				sock->state = SS_CONNECTING;
 			break;
 		}
-		if (m->msg_flags & MSG_DONTWAIT) {
-			res = -EWOULDBLOCK;
+		if (timeout_val <= 0L) {
+			res = timeout_val ? timeout_val : -EWOULDBLOCK;
 			break;
 		}
 		release_sock(sk);
-		res = wait_event_interruptible(*sk_sleep(sk),
-					       !tport->congested);
+		timeout_val = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(*sk_sleep(sk),
+					       !tport->congested, timeout_val);
 		lock_sock(sk);
-		if (res)
-			break;
 	} while (1);
 
 exit:
@@ -636,6 +637,7 @@ static int send_packet(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct tipc_port *tport = tipc_sk_port(sk);
 	struct sockaddr_tipc *dest = (struct sockaddr_tipc *)m->msg_name;
+	long timeout_val;
 	int res;
 
 	/* Handle implied connection establishment */
@@ -650,6 +652,8 @@ static int send_packet(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	if (iocb)
 		lock_sock(sk);
 
+	timeout_val = sock_sndtimeo(sk, m->msg_flags & MSG_DONTWAIT);
+
 	do {
 		if (unlikely(sock->state != SS_CONNECTED)) {
 			if (sock->state == SS_DISCONNECTING)
@@ -663,16 +667,14 @@ static int send_packet(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 				total_len);
 		if (likely(res != -ELINKCONG))
 			break;
-		if (m->msg_flags & MSG_DONTWAIT) {
-			res = -EWOULDBLOCK;
+		if (timeout_val <= 0L) {
+			res = timeout_val ? timeout_val : -EWOULDBLOCK;
 			break;
 		}
 		release_sock(sk);
-		res = wait_event_interruptible(*sk_sleep(sk),
-			(!tport->congested || !tport->connected));
+		timeout_val = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(*sk_sleep(sk),
+			(!tport->congested || !tport->connected), timeout_val);
 		lock_sock(sk);
-		if (res)
-			break;
 	} while (1);
 
 	if (iocb)