diff --git a/net/smc/smc_clc.c b/net/smc/smc_clc.c
index 717449b1da0b..ae5d168653ce 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_clc.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_clc.c
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ out:
 int smc_clc_wait_msg(struct smc_sock *smc, void *buf, int buflen,
 		     u8 expected_type)
 {
+	long rcvtimeo = smc->clcsock->sk->sk_rcvtimeo;
 	struct sock *clc_sk = smc->clcsock->sk;
 	struct smc_clc_msg_hdr *clcm = buf;
 	struct msghdr msg = {NULL, 0};
@@ -306,7 +307,6 @@ int smc_clc_wait_msg(struct smc_sock *smc, void *buf, int buflen,
 	memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(struct msghdr));
 	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, READ | ITER_KVEC, &vec, 1, datlen);
 	krflags = MSG_WAITALL;
-	smc->clcsock->sk->sk_rcvtimeo = CLC_WAIT_TIME;
 	len = sock_recvmsg(smc->clcsock, &msg, krflags);
 	if (len < datlen || !smc_clc_msg_hdr_valid(clcm)) {
 		smc->sk.sk_err = EPROTO;
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ int smc_clc_wait_msg(struct smc_sock *smc, void *buf, int buflen,
 	}
 
 out:
+	smc->clcsock->sk->sk_rcvtimeo = rcvtimeo;
 	return reason_code;
 }