diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index d92ea26982c5..4fd0beca9450 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -278,11 +278,7 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart qdisc_watchdog(struct hrtimer *timer)
 
 	wd->qdisc->flags &= ~TCQ_F_THROTTLED;
 	smp_wmb();
-	if (spin_trylock(&dev->queue_lock)) {
-		qdisc_run(dev);
-		spin_unlock(&dev->queue_lock);
-	} else
-		netif_schedule(dev);
+	netif_schedule(dev);
 
 	return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
 }