Index: b/random/rndlinux.c
===================================================================
--- b/random/rndlinux.c
+++ b/random/rndlinux.c
@@ -134,6 +134,14 @@
       struct timeval tv;
       int rc;
 
+      if (!any_need_entropy || last_so_far != (want - length) )
+        {
+          last_so_far = want - length;
+          _gcry_random_progress ("need_entropy", 'X',
+                                 (int)last_so_far, (int)want);
+          any_need_entropy = 1;
+        }
+
       /* If the system has no limit on the number of file descriptors
          and we encounter an fd which is larger than the fd_set size,
          we don't use the select at all.  The select code is only used
@@ -149,13 +157,6 @@
           tv.tv_usec = delay? 0 : 100000;
           if ( !(rc=select(fd+1, &rfds, NULL, NULL, &tv)) )
             {
-              if (!any_need_entropy || last_so_far != (want - length) )
-                {
-                  last_so_far = want - length;
-                  _gcry_random_progress ("need_entropy", 'X',
-                                         (int)last_so_far, (int)want);
-                  any_need_entropy = 1;
-                }
               delay = 3; /* Use 3 seconds henceforth.  */
               continue;
             }