diff --git a/net/dccp/proto.c b/net/dccp/proto.c
index cb61a9d281f6..951cbdf05ffe 100644
--- a/net/dccp/proto.c
+++ b/net/dccp/proto.c
@@ -765,11 +765,6 @@ int dccp_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
 
-	if (dccp_qpolicy_full(sk)) {
-		rc = -EAGAIN;
-		goto out_release;
-	}
-
 	timeo = sock_sndtimeo(sk, noblock);
 
 	/*
@@ -788,6 +783,11 @@ int dccp_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 	if (skb == NULL)
 		goto out_release;
 
+	if (dccp_qpolicy_full(sk)) {
+		rc = -EAGAIN;
+		goto out_discard;
+	}
+
 	if (sk->sk_state == DCCP_CLOSED) {
 		rc = -ENOTCONN;
 		goto out_discard;