1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 5632a99cbbd2..841b60831df1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -671,8 +671,7 @@ static bool try_fill_recv(struct receive_queue *rq, gfp_t gfp)
                 if (err)
                         break;
         } while (rq->vq->num_free);
-        if (unlikely(!virtqueue_kick(rq->vq)))
-                return false;
+        virtqueue_kick(rq->vq);
         return !oom;
 }
 
@@ -877,7 +876,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
         err = xmit_skb(sq, skb);
 
         /* This should not happen! */
-        if (unlikely(err) || unlikely(!virtqueue_kick(sq->vq))) {
+        if (unlikely(err)) {
                 dev->stats.tx_fifo_errors++;
                 if (net_ratelimit())
                         dev_warn(&dev->dev,
@@ -886,6 +885,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
                 kfree_skb(skb);
                 return NETDEV_TX_OK;
         }
+        virtqueue_kick(sq->vq);
 
         /* Don't wait up for transmitted skbs to be freed. */
         skb_orphan(skb);