diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index 4abf7e9ac4f2..f25a3755491b 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -2791,7 +2791,7 @@ static int tpacket_snd(struct packet_sock *po, struct msghdr *msg)
 	int len_sum = 0;
 	int status = TP_STATUS_AVAILABLE;
 	int hlen, tlen, copylen = 0;
-	long timeo = 0;
+	long timeo;
 
 	mutex_lock(&po->pg_vec_lock);
 
@@ -2845,6 +2845,7 @@ static int tpacket_snd(struct packet_sock *po, struct msghdr *msg)
 	if ((size_max > dev->mtu + reserve + VLAN_HLEN) && !vnet_hdr_sz)
 		size_max = dev->mtu + reserve + VLAN_HLEN;
 
+	timeo = sock_sndtimeo(&po->sk, msg->msg_flags & MSG_DONTWAIT);
 	reinit_completion(&po->skb_completion);
 
 	do {
@@ -2852,7 +2853,6 @@ static int tpacket_snd(struct packet_sock *po, struct msghdr *msg)
 					  TP_STATUS_SEND_REQUEST);
 		if (unlikely(ph == NULL)) {
 			if (need_wait && skb) {
-				timeo = sock_sndtimeo(&po->sk, msg->msg_flags & MSG_DONTWAIT);
 				timeo = wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout(&po->skb_completion, timeo);
 				if (timeo <= 0) {
 					err = !timeo ? -ETIMEDOUT : -ERESTARTSYS;