diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 3d0ce4468ce6b6a5cde558a9df6e8614150fc2ea..13d0a8bc8bf3558d666087a273ab87109f902b59 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -920,6 +920,8 @@ static netdev_tx_t start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	int qnum = skb_get_queue_mapping(skb);
 	struct send_queue *sq = &vi->sq[qnum];
 	int err;
+	struct netdev_queue *txq = netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, qnum);
+	bool kick = !skb->xmit_more;
 
 	/* Free up any pending old buffers before queueing new ones. */
 	free_old_xmit_skbs(sq);
@@ -956,7 +958,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (__netif_subqueue_stopped(dev, qnum) || !skb->xmit_more)
+	if (kick || netif_xmit_stopped(txq))
 		virtqueue_kick(sq->vq);
 
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;