diff --git a/fs/eventpoll.c b/fs/eventpoll.c
index b42f53d64d11..9beb166b7264 100644
--- a/fs/eventpoll.c
+++ b/fs/eventpoll.c
@@ -1820,15 +1820,19 @@ fetch_events:
 			res = -EINTR;
 			break;
 		}
-		if (ep_events_available(ep) || timed_out)
+
+		eavail = ep_events_available(ep);
+		if (eavail)
 			break;
 		if (signal_pending(current)) {
 			res = -EINTR;
 			break;
 		}
 
-		if (!schedule_hrtimeout_range(to, slack, HRTIMER_MODE_ABS))
+		if (!schedule_hrtimeout_range(to, slack, HRTIMER_MODE_ABS)) {
 			timed_out = 1;
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 
 	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);