diff --git a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c
index 711c9656ec0f..87bd64959a91 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c
@@ -361,10 +361,6 @@ static ssize_t hiddev_read(struct file * file, char __user * buffer, size_t coun
 			prepare_to_wait(&list->hiddev->wait, &wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 
 			while (list->head == list->tail) {
-				if (file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) {
-					retval = -EAGAIN;
-					break;
-				}
 				if (signal_pending(current)) {
 					retval = -ERESTARTSYS;
 					break;
@@ -373,6 +369,10 @@ static ssize_t hiddev_read(struct file * file, char __user * buffer, size_t coun
 					retval = -EIO;
 					break;
 				}
+				if (file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) {
+					retval = -EAGAIN;
+					break;
+				}
 
 				/* let O_NONBLOCK tasks run */
 				mutex_unlock(&list->thread_lock);