diff --git a/net/irda/irttp.c b/net/irda/irttp.c
index 285761e77d90..6cfaeaf2a370 100644
--- a/net/irda/irttp.c
+++ b/net/irda/irttp.c
@@ -550,16 +550,23 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(irttp_close_tsap);
  */
 int irttp_udata_request(struct tsap_cb *self, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	int ret = -1;
+
 	IRDA_ASSERT(self != NULL, return -1;);
 	IRDA_ASSERT(self->magic == TTP_TSAP_MAGIC, return -1;);
 	IRDA_ASSERT(skb != NULL, return -1;);
 
 	IRDA_DEBUG(4, "%s()\n", __func__);
 
+	/* Take shortcut on zero byte packets */
+	if (skb->len == 0) {
+		ret = 0;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
 	/* Check that nothing bad happens */
-	if ((skb->len == 0) || (!self->connected)) {
-		IRDA_DEBUG(1, "%s(), No data, or not connected\n",
-			   __func__);
+	if (!self->connected) {
+		IRDA_DEBUG(1, "%s(), Not connected\n", __func__);
 		goto err;
 	}
 
@@ -576,7 +583,7 @@ int irttp_udata_request(struct tsap_cb *self, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 err:
 	dev_kfree_skb(skb);
-	return -1;
+	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(irttp_udata_request);
 
@@ -599,9 +606,15 @@ int irttp_data_request(struct tsap_cb *self, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	IRDA_DEBUG(2, "%s() : queue len = %d\n", __func__,
 		   skb_queue_len(&self->tx_queue));
 
+	/* Take shortcut on zero byte packets */
+	if (skb->len == 0) {
+		ret = 0;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
 	/* Check that nothing bad happens */
-	if ((skb->len == 0) || (!self->connected)) {
-		IRDA_WARNING("%s: No data, or not connected\n", __func__);
+	if (!self->connected) {
+		IRDA_WARNING("%s: Not connected\n", __func__);
 		ret = -ENOTCONN;
 		goto err;
 	}