diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe.c b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe.c
index 6acb7778f5571d833259487616beb7f6fa2b14df..30eba75a5cdd8ab3a2b97882154bd7daf6eaad8e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static struct fc_lport *fcoe_hostlist_lookup(const struct net_device *);
 static int fcoe_hostlist_add(const struct fc_lport *);
 static int fcoe_hostlist_remove(const struct fc_lport *);
 
-static int fcoe_check_wait_queue(struct fc_lport *);
+static void fcoe_check_wait_queue(struct fc_lport *, struct sk_buff *);
 static int fcoe_device_notification(struct notifier_block *, ulong, void *);
 static void fcoe_dev_setup(void);
 static void fcoe_dev_cleanup(void);
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ u32 fcoe_fc_crc(struct fc_frame *fp)
  */
 int fcoe_xmit(struct fc_lport *lp, struct fc_frame *fp)
 {
-	int wlen, rc = 0;
+	int wlen;
 	u32 crc;
 	struct ethhdr *eh;
 	struct fcoe_crc_eof *cp;
@@ -1108,18 +1108,9 @@ int fcoe_xmit(struct fc_lport *lp, struct fc_frame *fp)
 	/* send down to lld */
 	fr_dev(fp) = lp;
 	if (fc->fcoe_pending_queue.qlen)
-		rc = fcoe_check_wait_queue(lp);
-
-	if (rc == 0)
-		rc = fcoe_start_io(skb);
-
-	if (rc) {
-		spin_lock_bh(&fc->fcoe_pending_queue.lock);
-		__skb_queue_tail(&fc->fcoe_pending_queue, skb);
-		spin_unlock_bh(&fc->fcoe_pending_queue.lock);
-		if (fc->fcoe_pending_queue.qlen > FCOE_MAX_QUEUE_DEPTH)
-			lp->qfull = 1;
-	}
+		fcoe_check_wait_queue(lp, skb);
+	else if (fcoe_start_io(skb))
+		fcoe_check_wait_queue(lp, skb);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1285,7 +1276,7 @@ void fcoe_watchdog(ulong vp)
 	read_lock(&fcoe_hostlist_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(fc, &fcoe_hostlist, list) {
 		if (fc->ctlr.lp)
-			fcoe_check_wait_queue(fc->ctlr.lp);
+			fcoe_check_wait_queue(fc->ctlr.lp, NULL);
 	}
 	read_unlock(&fcoe_hostlist_lock);
 
@@ -1306,16 +1297,17 @@ void fcoe_watchdog(ulong vp)
  * The wait_queue is used when the skb transmit fails. skb will go
  * in the wait_queue which will be emptied by the timer function or
  * by the next skb transmit.
- *
- * Returns: 0 for success
  */
-static int fcoe_check_wait_queue(struct fc_lport *lp)
+static void fcoe_check_wait_queue(struct fc_lport *lp, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct fcoe_softc *fc = lport_priv(lp);
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
-	int rc = -1;
+	int rc;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&fc->fcoe_pending_queue.lock);
+
+	if (skb)
+		__skb_queue_tail(&fc->fcoe_pending_queue, skb);
+
 	if (fc->fcoe_pending_queue_active)
 		goto out;
 	fc->fcoe_pending_queue_active = 1;
@@ -1342,10 +1334,11 @@ static int fcoe_check_wait_queue(struct fc_lport *lp)
 	if (fc->fcoe_pending_queue.qlen < FCOE_LOW_QUEUE_DEPTH)
 		lp->qfull = 0;
 	fc->fcoe_pending_queue_active = 0;
-	rc = fc->fcoe_pending_queue.qlen;
 out:
+	if (fc->fcoe_pending_queue.qlen > FCOE_MAX_QUEUE_DEPTH)
+		lp->qfull = 1;
 	spin_unlock_bh(&fc->fcoe_pending_queue.lock);
-	return rc;
+	return;
 }
 
 /**