diff --git a/net/ceph/osd_client.c b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
index 01aeddf28469..a528ea34253a 100644
--- a/net/ceph/osd_client.c
+++ b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
@@ -2358,26 +2358,21 @@ static void handle_watch_notify(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 	if (event) {
 		event_work = kmalloc(sizeof(*event_work), GFP_NOIO);
 		if (!event_work) {
-			dout("ERROR: could not allocate event_work\n");
-			goto done_err;
+			pr_err("couldn't allocate event_work\n");
+			ceph_osdc_put_event(event);
+			return;
 		}
 		INIT_WORK(&event_work->work, do_event_work);
 		event_work->event = event;
 		event_work->ver = ver;
 		event_work->notify_id = notify_id;
 		event_work->opcode = opcode;
-		if (!queue_work(osdc->notify_wq, &event_work->work)) {
-			dout("WARNING: failed to queue notify event work\n");
-			goto done_err;
-		}
+
+		queue_work(osdc->notify_wq, &event_work->work);
 	}
 
 	return;
 
-done_err:
-	ceph_osdc_put_event(event);
-	return;
-
 bad:
 	pr_err("osdc handle_watch_notify corrupt msg\n");
 }