diff --git a/kafka/consumer/simple.py b/kafka/consumer/simple.py
index dcc71a9d7..aa4d752ef 100644
--- a/kafka/consumer/simple.py
+++ b/kafka/consumer/simple.py
@@ -207,10 +207,11 @@ def get_messages(self, count=1, block=True, timeout=0.1):
                 if not block:
                     # If we're not blocking, break.
                     break
-                if timeout is not None:
-                    # If we're blocking and have a timeout, reduce it to the
-                    # appropriate value
-                    timeout = max_time - time.time()
+
+            # If we have a timeout, reduce it to the
+            # appropriate value
+            if timeout is not None:
+                timeout = max_time - time.time()
 
         # Update and commit offsets if necessary
         self.offsets.update(new_offsets)