diff --git a/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c b/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
index d3ee69b35a78267f35b8ea4a9b32d367160eea21..0d1b08cc76e1d73acba966e4c22f64c0285cce05 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@ int bt_sock_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	if (flags & (MSG_OOB))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
+	msg->msg_namelen = 0;
+
 	skb = skb_recv_datagram(sk, flags, noblock, &err);
 	if (!skb) {
 		if (sk->sk_shutdown & RCV_SHUTDOWN)
@@ -237,8 +239,6 @@ int bt_sock_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	msg->msg_namelen = 0;
-
 	copied = skb->len;
 	if (len < copied) {
 		msg->msg_flags |= MSG_TRUNC;