diff --git a/ipc/msg.c b/ipc/msg.c
index 31cd1bf6af271771e67bdf6e29eb306371d3d130..fede1d06ef305cc59386bb4490c7e2e020b9f25d 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++;