diff --git a/crypto/af_alg.c b/crypto/af_alg.c
index 358749c38894e3..f1a2caf1b59bab 100644
--- a/crypto/af_alg.c
+++ b/crypto/af_alg.c
@@ -1137,12 +1137,6 @@ int af_alg_get_rsgl(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, int flags,
 		if (!af_alg_readable(sk))
 			break;
 
-		if (!ctx->used) {
-			err = af_alg_wait_for_data(sk, flags);
-			if (err)
-				return err;
-		}
-
 		seglen = min_t(size_t, (maxsize - len),
 			       msg_data_left(msg));
 
diff --git a/crypto/algif_aead.c b/crypto/algif_aead.c
index 805f485ddf1be4..c8a32bef208a65 100644
--- a/crypto/algif_aead.c
+++ b/crypto/algif_aead.c
@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@ static int _aead_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 	size_t usedpages = 0;		/* [in]  RX bufs to be used from user */
 	size_t processed = 0;		/* [in]  TX bufs to be consumed */
 
+	if (!ctx->used) {
+		err = af_alg_wait_for_data(sk, flags);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Data length provided by caller via sendmsg/sendpage that has not
 	 * yet been processed.
diff --git a/crypto/algif_skcipher.c b/crypto/algif_skcipher.c
index 30cff827dd8fff..6fb595cd63ac2a 100644
--- a/crypto/algif_skcipher.c
+++ b/crypto/algif_skcipher.c
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ static int _skcipher_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 	int err = 0;
 	size_t len = 0;
 
+	if (!ctx->used) {
+		err = af_alg_wait_for_data(sk, flags);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+
 	/* Allocate cipher request for current operation. */
 	areq = af_alg_alloc_areq(sk, sizeof(struct af_alg_async_req) +
 				     crypto_skcipher_reqsize(tfm));