diff --git a/drivers/isdn/gigaset/capi.c b/drivers/isdn/gigaset/capi.c
index cb55ead557cc270f7c30dd8d28c8dbddc4c8d4c7..e685123fef48b76a1a36dfb9596830ce39fd8678 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/gigaset/capi.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/gigaset/capi.c
@@ -320,6 +320,39 @@ static const char *format_ie(const char *ie)
 	return result;
 }
 
+/*
+ * emit DATA_B3_CONF message
+ */
+static void send_data_b3_conf(struct cardstate *cs, struct capi_ctr *ctr,
+			      u16 appl, u16 msgid, int channel,
+			      u16 handle, u16 info)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *cskb;
+	u8 *msg;
+
+	cskb = alloc_skb(CAPI_DATA_B3_CONF_LEN, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!cskb) {
+		dev_err(cs->dev, "%s: out of memory\n", __func__);
+		return;
+	}
+	/* frequent message, avoid _cmsg overhead */
+	msg = __skb_put(cskb, CAPI_DATA_B3_CONF_LEN);
+	CAPIMSG_SETLEN(msg, CAPI_DATA_B3_CONF_LEN);
+	CAPIMSG_SETAPPID(msg, appl);
+	CAPIMSG_SETCOMMAND(msg, CAPI_DATA_B3);
+	CAPIMSG_SETSUBCOMMAND(msg,  CAPI_CONF);
+	CAPIMSG_SETMSGID(msg, msgid);
+	CAPIMSG_SETCONTROLLER(msg, ctr->cnr);
+	CAPIMSG_SETPLCI_PART(msg, channel);
+	CAPIMSG_SETNCCI_PART(msg, 1);
+	CAPIMSG_SETHANDLE_CONF(msg, handle);
+	CAPIMSG_SETINFO_CONF(msg, info);
+
+	/* emit message */
+	dump_rawmsg(DEBUG_MCMD, __func__, msg);
+	capi_ctr_handle_message(ctr, appl, cskb);
+}
+
 
 /*
  * driver interface functions
@@ -340,7 +373,6 @@ void gigaset_skb_sent(struct bc_state *bcs, struct sk_buff *dskb)
 	struct gigaset_capi_ctr *iif = cs->iif;
 	struct gigaset_capi_appl *ap = bcs->ap;
 	unsigned char *req = skb_mac_header(dskb);
-	struct sk_buff *cskb;
 	u16 flags;
 
 	/* update statistics */
@@ -357,34 +389,17 @@ void gigaset_skb_sent(struct bc_state *bcs, struct sk_buff *dskb)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* ToDo: honor unset "delivery confirmation" bit */
+	/*
+	 * send DATA_B3_CONF if "delivery confirmation" bit was set in request;
+	 * otherwise it has already been sent by do_data_b3_req()
+	 */
 	flags = CAPIMSG_FLAGS(req);
-
-	/* build DATA_B3_CONF message */
-	cskb = alloc_skb(CAPI_DATA_B3_CONF_LEN, GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (!cskb) {
-		dev_err(cs->dev, "%s: out of memory\n", __func__);
-		return;
-	}
-	/* frequent message, avoid _cmsg overhead */
-	CAPIMSG_SETLEN(cskb->data, CAPI_DATA_B3_CONF_LEN);
-	CAPIMSG_SETAPPID(cskb->data, ap->id);
-	CAPIMSG_SETCOMMAND(cskb->data, CAPI_DATA_B3);
-	CAPIMSG_SETSUBCOMMAND(cskb->data,  CAPI_CONF);
-	CAPIMSG_SETMSGID(cskb->data, CAPIMSG_MSGID(req));
-	CAPIMSG_SETCONTROLLER(cskb->data, iif->ctr.cnr);
-	CAPIMSG_SETPLCI_PART(cskb->data, bcs->channel + 1);
-	CAPIMSG_SETNCCI_PART(cskb->data, 1);
-	CAPIMSG_SETHANDLE_CONF(cskb->data, CAPIMSG_HANDLE_REQ(req));
-	if (flags & ~CAPI_FLAGS_DELIVERY_CONFIRMATION)
-		CAPIMSG_SETINFO_CONF(cskb->data,
-				     CapiFlagsNotSupportedByProtocol);
-	else
-		CAPIMSG_SETINFO_CONF(cskb->data, CAPI_NOERROR);
-
-	/* emit message */
-	dump_rawmsg(DEBUG_LLDATA, "DATA_B3_CONF", cskb->data);
-	capi_ctr_handle_message(&iif->ctr, ap->id, cskb);
+	if (flags & CAPI_FLAGS_DELIVERY_CONFIRMATION)
+		send_data_b3_conf(cs, &iif->ctr, ap->id, CAPIMSG_MSGID(req),
+				  bcs->channel + 1, CAPIMSG_HANDLE_REQ(req),
+				  (flags & ~CAPI_FLAGS_DELIVERY_CONFIRMATION) ?
+					CapiFlagsNotSupportedByProtocol :
+					CAPI_NOERROR);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gigaset_skb_sent);
 
@@ -1795,6 +1810,8 @@ static void do_data_b3_req(struct gigaset_capi_ctr *iif,
 	u16 msglen = CAPIMSG_LEN(skb->data);
 	u16 datalen = CAPIMSG_DATALEN(skb->data);
 	u16 flags = CAPIMSG_FLAGS(skb->data);
+	u16 msgid = CAPIMSG_MSGID(skb->data);
+	u16 handle = CAPIMSG_HANDLE_REQ(skb->data);
 
 	/* frequent message, avoid _cmsg overhead */
 	dump_rawmsg(DEBUG_LLDATA, "DATA_B3_REQ", skb->data);
@@ -1845,12 +1862,14 @@ static void do_data_b3_req(struct gigaset_capi_ctr *iif,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* DATA_B3_CONF reply will be sent by gigaset_skb_sent() */
-
 	/*
-	 * ToDo: honor unset "delivery confirmation" bit
-	 * (send DATA_B3_CONF immediately?)
+	 * DATA_B3_CONF will be sent by gigaset_skb_sent() only if "delivery
+	 * confirmation" bit is set; otherwise we have to send it now
 	 */
+	if (!(flags & CAPI_FLAGS_DELIVERY_CONFIRMATION))
+		send_data_b3_conf(cs, &iif->ctr, ap->id, msgid, channel, handle,
+				  flags ? CapiFlagsNotSupportedByProtocol
+					: CAPI_NOERROR);
 }
 
 /*