diff --git a/include/net/pkt_sched.h b/include/net/pkt_sched.h
index 9092e697059e..5a03cded3054 100644
--- a/include/net/pkt_sched.h
+++ b/include/net/pkt_sched.h
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ bool sch_direct_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *q,
 
 void __qdisc_run(struct Qdisc *q);
 
-static inline void qdisc_run(struct Qdisc *q)
+static inline bool qdisc_run(struct Qdisc *q)
 {
 	if (qdisc_run_begin(q)) {
 		/* NOLOCK qdisc must check 'state' under the qdisc seqlock
@@ -133,7 +133,9 @@ static inline void qdisc_run(struct Qdisc *q)
 		    likely(!test_bit(__QDISC_STATE_DEACTIVATED, &q->state)))
 			__qdisc_run(q);
 		qdisc_run_end(q);
+		return true;
 	}
+	return false;
 }
 
 static inline __be16 tc_skb_protocol(const struct sk_buff *skb)
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 90b59fc50dc9..c7e48356132a 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -3744,7 +3744,8 @@ static inline int __dev_xmit_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *q,
 
 	if (q->flags & TCQ_F_NOLOCK) {
 		rc = q->enqueue(skb, q, &to_free) & NET_XMIT_MASK;
-		qdisc_run(q);
+		if (!qdisc_run(q) && rc == NET_XMIT_SUCCESS)
+			__netif_schedule(q);
 
 		if (unlikely(to_free))
 			kfree_skb_list(to_free);