1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/vhost/net.c b/drivers/vhost/net.c
index 91a324cc2298..ad37da2b6cb5 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/net.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/net.c
@@ -114,8 +114,12 @@ static void handle_tx(struct vhost_net *net)
                 return;
 
         wmem = atomic_read(&sock->sk->sk_wmem_alloc);
-        if (wmem >= sock->sk->sk_sndbuf)
+        if (wmem >= sock->sk->sk_sndbuf) {
+                mutex_lock(&vq->mutex);
+                tx_poll_start(net, sock);
+                mutex_unlock(&vq->mutex);
                 return;
+        }
 
         use_mm(net->dev.mm);
         mutex_lock(&vq->mutex);