diff --git a/net/smc/smc_llc.c b/net/smc/smc_llc.c
index 524649d0ab65..85af5bfa9622 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_llc.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_llc.c
@@ -578,7 +578,10 @@ static struct smc_buf_desc *smc_llc_get_next_rmb(struct smc_link_group *lgr,
 {
 	struct smc_buf_desc *buf_next;
 
-	if (!buf_pos || list_is_last(&buf_pos->list, &lgr->rmbs[*buf_lst])) {
+	if (!buf_pos)
+		return _smc_llc_get_next_rmb(lgr, buf_lst);
+
+	if (list_is_last(&buf_pos->list, &lgr->rmbs[*buf_lst])) {
 		(*buf_lst)++;
 		return _smc_llc_get_next_rmb(lgr, buf_lst);
 	}