diff --git a/net/xdp/xsk.c b/net/xdp/xsk.c
index fa8fbb8fa3c8..9044073fbf22 100644
--- a/net/xdp/xsk.c
+++ b/net/xdp/xsk.c
@@ -305,9 +305,8 @@ out:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(xsk_umem_consume_tx);
 
-static int xsk_zc_xmit(struct sock *sk)
+static int xsk_zc_xmit(struct xdp_sock *xs)
 {
-	struct xdp_sock *xs = xdp_sk(sk);
 	struct net_device *dev = xs->dev;
 
 	return dev->netdev_ops->ndo_xsk_wakeup(dev, xs->queue_id,
@@ -327,11 +326,10 @@ static void xsk_destruct_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	sock_wfree(skb);
 }
 
-static int xsk_generic_xmit(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *m,
-			    size_t total_len)
+static int xsk_generic_xmit(struct sock *sk)
 {
-	u32 max_batch = TX_BATCH_SIZE;
 	struct xdp_sock *xs = xdp_sk(sk);
+	u32 max_batch = TX_BATCH_SIZE;
 	bool sent_frame = false;
 	struct xdp_desc desc;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
@@ -394,6 +392,18 @@ out:
 	return err;
 }
 
+static int __xsk_sendmsg(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	struct xdp_sock *xs = xdp_sk(sk);
+
+	if (unlikely(!(xs->dev->flags & IFF_UP)))
+		return -ENETDOWN;
+	if (unlikely(!xs->tx))
+		return -ENOBUFS;
+
+	return xs->zc ? xsk_zc_xmit(xs) : xsk_generic_xmit(sk);
+}
+
 static int xsk_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m, size_t total_len)
 {
 	bool need_wait = !(m->msg_flags & MSG_DONTWAIT);
@@ -402,21 +412,18 @@ static int xsk_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m, size_t total_len)
 
 	if (unlikely(!xsk_is_bound(xs)))
 		return -ENXIO;
-	if (unlikely(!(xs->dev->flags & IFF_UP)))
-		return -ENETDOWN;
-	if (unlikely(!xs->tx))
-		return -ENOBUFS;
-	if (need_wait)
+	if (unlikely(need_wait))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	return (xs->zc) ? xsk_zc_xmit(sk) : xsk_generic_xmit(sk, m, total_len);
+	return __xsk_sendmsg(sk);
 }
 
 static unsigned int xsk_poll(struct file *file, struct socket *sock,
 			     struct poll_table_struct *wait)
 {
 	unsigned int mask = datagram_poll(file, sock, wait);
-	struct xdp_sock *xs = xdp_sk(sock->sk);
+	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
+	struct xdp_sock *xs = xdp_sk(sk);
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	struct xdp_umem *umem;
 
@@ -426,9 +433,14 @@ static unsigned int xsk_poll(struct file *file, struct socket *sock,
 	dev = xs->dev;
 	umem = xs->umem;
 
-	if (umem->need_wakeup)
-		dev->netdev_ops->ndo_xsk_wakeup(dev, xs->queue_id,
-						umem->need_wakeup);
+	if (umem->need_wakeup) {
+		if (dev->netdev_ops->ndo_xsk_wakeup)
+			dev->netdev_ops->ndo_xsk_wakeup(dev, xs->queue_id,
+							umem->need_wakeup);
+		else
+			/* Poll needs to drive Tx also in copy mode */
+			__xsk_sendmsg(sk);
+	}
 
 	if (xs->rx && !xskq_empty_desc(xs->rx))
 		mask |= POLLIN | POLLRDNORM;