diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
index 3548aceed4a9..2aab80e19ae0 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
@@ -4218,7 +4218,53 @@ static int handle_one_recv_msg(struct ipmi_smi *intf,
 	int chan;
 
 	ipmi_debug_msg("Recv:", msg->rsp, msg->rsp_size);
-	if (msg->rsp_size < 2) {
+
+	if ((msg->data_size >= 2)
+	    && (msg->data[0] == (IPMI_NETFN_APP_REQUEST << 2))
+	    && (msg->data[1] == IPMI_SEND_MSG_CMD)
+	    && (msg->user_data == NULL)) {
+
+		if (intf->in_shutdown)
+			goto free_msg;
+
+		/*
+		 * This is the local response to a command send, start
+		 * the timer for these.  The user_data will not be
+		 * NULL if this is a response send, and we will let
+		 * response sends just go through.
+		 */
+
+		/*
+		 * Check for errors, if we get certain errors (ones
+		 * that mean basically we can try again later), we
+		 * ignore them and start the timer.  Otherwise we
+		 * report the error immediately.
+		 */
+		if ((msg->rsp_size >= 3) && (msg->rsp[2] != 0)
+		    && (msg->rsp[2] != IPMI_NODE_BUSY_ERR)
+		    && (msg->rsp[2] != IPMI_LOST_ARBITRATION_ERR)
+		    && (msg->rsp[2] != IPMI_BUS_ERR)
+		    && (msg->rsp[2] != IPMI_NAK_ON_WRITE_ERR)) {
+			int ch = msg->rsp[3] & 0xf;
+			struct ipmi_channel *chans;
+
+			/* Got an error sending the message, handle it. */
+
+			chans = READ_ONCE(intf->channel_list)->c;
+			if ((chans[ch].medium == IPMI_CHANNEL_MEDIUM_8023LAN)
+			    || (chans[ch].medium == IPMI_CHANNEL_MEDIUM_ASYNC))
+				ipmi_inc_stat(intf, sent_lan_command_errs);
+			else
+				ipmi_inc_stat(intf, sent_ipmb_command_errs);
+			intf_err_seq(intf, msg->msgid, msg->rsp[2]);
+		} else
+			/* The message was sent, start the timer. */
+			intf_start_seq_timer(intf, msg->msgid);
+free_msg:
+		requeue = 0;
+		goto out;
+
+	} else if (msg->rsp_size < 2) {
 		/* Message is too small to be correct. */
 		dev_warn(intf->si_dev,
 			 "BMC returned too small a message for netfn %x cmd %x, got %d bytes\n",
@@ -4475,62 +4521,16 @@ void ipmi_smi_msg_received(struct ipmi_smi *intf,
 	unsigned long flags = 0; /* keep us warning-free. */
 	int run_to_completion = intf->run_to_completion;
 
-	if ((msg->data_size >= 2)
-	    && (msg->data[0] == (IPMI_NETFN_APP_REQUEST << 2))
-	    && (msg->data[1] == IPMI_SEND_MSG_CMD)
-	    && (msg->user_data == NULL)) {
-
-		if (intf->in_shutdown)
-			goto free_msg;
-
-		/*
-		 * This is the local response to a command send, start
-		 * the timer for these.  The user_data will not be
-		 * NULL if this is a response send, and we will let
-		 * response sends just go through.
-		 */
-
-		/*
-		 * Check for errors, if we get certain errors (ones
-		 * that mean basically we can try again later), we
-		 * ignore them and start the timer.  Otherwise we
-		 * report the error immediately.
-		 */
-		if ((msg->rsp_size >= 3) && (msg->rsp[2] != 0)
-		    && (msg->rsp[2] != IPMI_NODE_BUSY_ERR)
-		    && (msg->rsp[2] != IPMI_LOST_ARBITRATION_ERR)
-		    && (msg->rsp[2] != IPMI_BUS_ERR)
-		    && (msg->rsp[2] != IPMI_NAK_ON_WRITE_ERR)) {
-			int ch = msg->rsp[3] & 0xf;
-			struct ipmi_channel *chans;
-
-			/* Got an error sending the message, handle it. */
-
-			chans = READ_ONCE(intf->channel_list)->c;
-			if ((chans[ch].medium == IPMI_CHANNEL_MEDIUM_8023LAN)
-			    || (chans[ch].medium == IPMI_CHANNEL_MEDIUM_ASYNC))
-				ipmi_inc_stat(intf, sent_lan_command_errs);
-			else
-				ipmi_inc_stat(intf, sent_ipmb_command_errs);
-			intf_err_seq(intf, msg->msgid, msg->rsp[2]);
-		} else
-			/* The message was sent, start the timer. */
-			intf_start_seq_timer(intf, msg->msgid);
-
-free_msg:
-		ipmi_free_smi_msg(msg);
-	} else {
-		/*
-		 * To preserve message order, we keep a queue and deliver from
-		 * a tasklet.
-		 */
-		if (!run_to_completion)
-			spin_lock_irqsave(&intf->waiting_rcv_msgs_lock, flags);
-		list_add_tail(&msg->link, &intf->waiting_rcv_msgs);
-		if (!run_to_completion)
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&intf->waiting_rcv_msgs_lock,
-					       flags);
-	}
+	/*
+	 * To preserve message order, we keep a queue and deliver from
+	 * a tasklet.
+	 */
+	if (!run_to_completion)
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&intf->waiting_rcv_msgs_lock, flags);
+	list_add_tail(&msg->link, &intf->waiting_rcv_msgs);
+	if (!run_to_completion)
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&intf->waiting_rcv_msgs_lock,
+				       flags);
 
 	if (!run_to_completion)
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&intf->xmit_msgs_lock, flags);