diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
index 536f94a1ba5d1..2af26fc952808 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
@@ -3297,11 +3297,12 @@ void drbd_bcast_event(struct drbd_conf *mdev, const struct sib_info *sib)
 	unsigned seq;
 	int err = -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (sib->sib_reason == SIB_SYNC_PROGRESS &&
-	    time_after(jiffies, mdev->rs_last_bcast + HZ))
-		mdev->rs_last_bcast = jiffies;
-	else
-		return;
+	if (sib->sib_reason == SIB_SYNC_PROGRESS) {
+		if (time_after(jiffies, mdev->rs_last_bcast + HZ))
+			mdev->rs_last_bcast = jiffies;
+		else
+			return;
+	}
 
 	seq = atomic_inc_return(&drbd_genl_seq);
 	msg = genlmsg_new(NLMSG_GOODSIZE, GFP_NOIO);