diff --git a/ipc/msg.c b/ipc/msg.c
index a71af5a65abf2b6a3029c4792d13594317dba8d2..2f272fa76595656054e511b0c66476c84769a213 100644
--- a/ipc/msg.c
+++ b/ipc/msg.c
@@ -793,12 +793,9 @@ long do_msgrcv(int msqid, long *pmtype, void __user *mtext,
 				msg = walk_msg;
 				if (mode == SEARCH_LESSEQUAL &&
 						walk_msg->m_type != 1) {
-					msg = walk_msg;
 					msgtyp = walk_msg->m_type - 1;
-				} else {
-					msg = walk_msg;
+				} else
 					break;
-				}
 			}
 			tmp = tmp->next;
 		}