diff --git a/net/lapb/lapb_timer.c b/net/lapb/lapb_timer.c
index 54563ad8aeb1f02bbedd18959c8cf9cd77479942..355cc3b6fa4d3e4040bf9fb1578fc43c6c4f7b52 100644
--- a/net/lapb/lapb_timer.c
+++ b/net/lapb/lapb_timer.c
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ static void lapb_t1timer_expiry(unsigned long param)
 			} else {
 				lapb->n2count++;
 				lapb_requeue_frames(lapb);
+				lapb_kick(lapb);
 			}
 			break;