diff --git a/net/tls/tls_main.c b/net/tls/tls_main.c
index a3ccb3135e51..39a2ab47fe72 100644
--- a/net/tls/tls_main.c
+++ b/net/tls/tls_main.c
@@ -255,12 +255,9 @@ int tls_process_cmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
 			if (msg->msg_flags & MSG_MORE)
 				return -EINVAL;
 
-			rc = tls_handle_open_record(sk, msg->msg_flags);
-			if (rc)
-				return rc;
-
 			*record_type = *(unsigned char *)CMSG_DATA(cmsg);
-			rc = 0;
+
+			rc = tls_handle_open_record(sk, msg->msg_flags);
 			break;
 		default:
 			return -EINVAL;