diff --git a/ipc/msg.c b/ipc/msg.c
index 31cd1bf6af27..fede1d06ef30 100644
--- a/ipc/msg.c
+++ b/ipc/msg.c
@@ -872,6 +872,7 @@ long do_msgrcv(int msqid, void __user *buf, size_t bufsz, long msgtyp,
 							goto out_unlock;
 						break;
 					}
+					msg = ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN);
 				} else
 					break;
 				msg_counter++;