diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index bf3ed413abaf..21a9c2987cbb 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -2771,7 +2771,7 @@ static struct dev_kfree_skb_cb *get_kfree_skb_cb(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 void netif_schedule_queue(struct netdev_queue *txq)
 {
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	if (!(txq->state & QUEUE_STATE_ANY_XOFF)) {
+	if (!netif_xmit_stopped(txq)) {
 		struct Qdisc *q = rcu_dereference(txq->qdisc);
 
 		__netif_schedule(q);