diff --git a/src/checks.c b/src/checks.c
index f67e9229b..a685d07c9 100644
--- a/src/checks.c
+++ b/src/checks.c
@@ -3150,10 +3150,10 @@ static int tcpcheck_main(struct check *check)
 				goto out_end_tcpcheck;
 			}
 
+		tcpcheck_expect:
 			if (!done && (check->current_step->string != NULL) && (b_data(&check->bi) < check->current_step->string_len) )
 				continue; /* try to read more */
 
-		tcpcheck_expect:
 			if (check->current_step->string != NULL)
 				ret = my_memmem(contentptr, b_data(&check->bi), check->current_step->string, check->current_step->string_len) != NULL;
 			else if (check->current_step->expect_regex != NULL)