diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
index 64ba16dcb681..c48d8f086382 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
@@ -3193,8 +3193,8 @@ static void __get_guid(struct ipmi_smi *intf)
 	if (rv)
 		/* Send failed, no GUID available. */
 		bmc->dyn_guid_set = 0;
-
-	wait_event(intf->waitq, bmc->dyn_guid_set != 2);
+	else
+		wait_event(intf->waitq, bmc->dyn_guid_set != 2);
 
 	/* dyn_guid_set makes the guid data available. */
 	smp_rmb();