diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index d9e31f6..819f017 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1339,19 +1339,23 @@
 }
 
 
+static inline void __netif_reschedule(struct Qdisc *q)
+{
+	struct softnet_data *sd;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	local_irq_save(flags);
+	sd = &__get_cpu_var(softnet_data);
+	q->next_sched = sd->output_queue;
+	sd->output_queue = q;
+	raise_softirq_irqoff(NET_TX_SOFTIRQ);
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
+}
+
 void __netif_schedule(struct Qdisc *q)
 {
-	if (!test_and_set_bit(__QDISC_STATE_SCHED, &q->state)) {
-		struct softnet_data *sd;
-		unsigned long flags;
-
-		local_irq_save(flags);
-		sd = &__get_cpu_var(softnet_data);
-		q->next_sched = sd->output_queue;
-		sd->output_queue = q;
-		raise_softirq_irqoff(NET_TX_SOFTIRQ);
-		local_irq_restore(flags);
-	}
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(__QDISC_STATE_SCHED, &q->state))
+		__netif_reschedule(q);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__netif_schedule);
 
@@ -1980,15 +1984,15 @@
 
 			head = head->next_sched;
 
-			smp_mb__before_clear_bit();
-			clear_bit(__QDISC_STATE_SCHED, &q->state);
-
 			root_lock = qdisc_lock(q);
 			if (spin_trylock(root_lock)) {
+				smp_mb__before_clear_bit();
+				clear_bit(__QDISC_STATE_SCHED,
+					  &q->state);
 				qdisc_run(q);
 				spin_unlock(root_lock);
 			} else {
-				__netif_schedule(q);
+				__netif_reschedule(q);
 			}
 		}
 	}