1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
index 0988aaaf2670..c028f3570246 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
@@ -971,16 +971,19 @@ static void gsm_dlci_data_sweep(struct gsm_mux *gsm)
 static void gsm_dlci_data_kick(struct gsm_dlci *dlci)
 {
         unsigned long flags;
+        int sweep;
 
         spin_lock_irqsave(&dlci->gsm->tx_lock, flags);
         /* If we have nothing running then we need to fire up */
+        sweep = (dlci->gsm->tx_bytes < TX_THRESH_LO);
         if (dlci->gsm->tx_bytes == 0) {
                 if (dlci->net)
                         gsm_dlci_data_output_framed(dlci->gsm, dlci);
                 else
                         gsm_dlci_data_output(dlci->gsm, dlci);
-        } else if (dlci->gsm->tx_bytes < TX_THRESH_LO)
-                gsm_dlci_data_sweep(dlci->gsm);
+        }
+        if (sweep)
+                gsm_dlci_data_sweep(dlci->gsm);
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dlci->gsm->tx_lock, flags);
 }