diff --git a/components/mbedtls/port/net.c b/components/mbedtls/port/net.c
index bb0884ac8..459106b40 100644
--- a/components/mbedtls/port/net.c
+++ b/components/mbedtls/port/net.c
@@ -203,6 +203,8 @@ int mbedtls_net_bind( mbedtls_net_context *ctx, const char *bind_ip, const char
  */
 static int net_would_block( const mbedtls_net_context *ctx )
 {
+    int error = mbedtls_net_errno(ctx->fd);
+
     /*
      * Never return 'WOULD BLOCK' on a non-blocking socket
      */
@@ -210,8 +212,6 @@ static int net_would_block( const mbedtls_net_context *ctx )
         return ( 0 );
     }
 
-    int error = mbedtls_net_errno(ctx->fd);
-
     switch ( error ) {
 #if defined EAGAIN
     case EAGAIN: