diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index c4803101fbdf..eab17eb9ca1d 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ struct tipc_sock {
 #define tipc_sk(sk) ((struct tipc_sock *)(sk))
 #define tipc_sk_port(sk) (tipc_sk(sk)->p)
 
-#define tipc_rx_ready(sock) (!skb_queue_empty(&sock->sk->sk_receive_queue) || \
-			(sock->state == SS_DISCONNECTING))
-
 static int backlog_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
 static u32 dispatch(struct tipc_port *tport, struct sk_buff *buf);
 static void wakeupdispatch(struct tipc_port *tport);
@@ -994,6 +991,37 @@ static int anc_data_recv(struct msghdr *m, struct tipc_msg *msg,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int tipc_wait_for_rcvmsg(struct socket *sock, long timeo)
+{
+	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
+	DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
+	int err;
+
+	for (;;) {
+		prepare_to_wait(sk_sleep(sk), &wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+		if (skb_queue_empty(&sk->sk_receive_queue)) {
+			if (sock->state == SS_DISCONNECTING) {
+				err = -ENOTCONN;
+				break;
+			}
+			release_sock(sk);
+			timeo = schedule_timeout(timeo);
+			lock_sock(sk);
+		}
+		err = 0;
+		if (!skb_queue_empty(&sk->sk_receive_queue))
+			break;
+		err = sock_intr_errno(timeo);
+		if (signal_pending(current))
+			break;
+		err = -EAGAIN;
+		if (!timeo)
+			break;
+	}
+	finish_wait(sk_sleep(sk), &wait);
+	return err;
+}
+
 /**
  * recv_msg - receive packet-oriented message
  * @iocb: (unused)
@@ -1013,7 +1041,7 @@ static int recv_msg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	struct tipc_port *tport = tipc_sk_port(sk);
 	struct sk_buff *buf;
 	struct tipc_msg *msg;
-	long timeout;
+	long timeo;
 	unsigned int sz;
 	u32 err;
 	int res;
@@ -1029,25 +1057,13 @@ static int recv_msg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
-	timeout = sock_rcvtimeo(sk, flags & MSG_DONTWAIT);
+	timeo = sock_rcvtimeo(sk, flags & MSG_DONTWAIT);
 restart:
 
 	/* Look for a message in receive queue; wait if necessary */
-	while (skb_queue_empty(&sk->sk_receive_queue)) {
-		if (sock->state == SS_DISCONNECTING) {
-			res = -ENOTCONN;
-			goto exit;
-		}
-		if (timeout <= 0L) {
-			res = timeout ? timeout : -EWOULDBLOCK;
-			goto exit;
-		}
-		release_sock(sk);
-		timeout = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(*sk_sleep(sk),
-							   tipc_rx_ready(sock),
-							   timeout);
-		lock_sock(sk);
-	}
+	res = tipc_wait_for_rcvmsg(sock, timeo);
+	if (res)
+		goto exit;
 
 	/* Look at first message in receive queue */
 	buf = skb_peek(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
@@ -1119,7 +1135,7 @@ static int recv_stream(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	struct tipc_port *tport = tipc_sk_port(sk);
 	struct sk_buff *buf;
 	struct tipc_msg *msg;
-	long timeout;
+	long timeo;
 	unsigned int sz;
 	int sz_to_copy, target, needed;
 	int sz_copied = 0;
@@ -1132,31 +1148,19 @@ static int recv_stream(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
 
-	if (unlikely((sock->state == SS_UNCONNECTED))) {
+	if (unlikely(sock->state == SS_UNCONNECTED)) {
 		res = -ENOTCONN;
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
 	target = sock_rcvlowat(sk, flags & MSG_WAITALL, buf_len);
-	timeout = sock_rcvtimeo(sk, flags & MSG_DONTWAIT);
+	timeo = sock_rcvtimeo(sk, flags & MSG_DONTWAIT);
 
 restart:
 	/* Look for a message in receive queue; wait if necessary */
-	while (skb_queue_empty(&sk->sk_receive_queue)) {
-		if (sock->state == SS_DISCONNECTING) {
-			res = -ENOTCONN;
-			goto exit;
-		}
-		if (timeout <= 0L) {
-			res = timeout ? timeout : -EWOULDBLOCK;
-			goto exit;
-		}
-		release_sock(sk);
-		timeout = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(*sk_sleep(sk),
-							   tipc_rx_ready(sock),
-							   timeout);
-		lock_sock(sk);
-	}
+	res = tipc_wait_for_rcvmsg(sock, timeo);
+	if (res)
+		goto exit;
 
 	/* Look at first message in receive queue */
 	buf = skb_peek(&sk->sk_receive_queue);