diff --git a/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/qat_algs_send.c b/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/qat_algs_send.c
index bb80455b3e81..b97b678823a9 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/qat_algs_send.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/qat_algs_send.c
@@ -40,40 +40,44 @@ void qat_alg_send_backlog(struct qat_instance_backlog *backlog)
 	spin_unlock_bh(&backlog->lock);
 }
 
-static void qat_alg_backlog_req(struct qat_alg_req *req,
-				struct qat_instance_backlog *backlog)
-{
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&req->list);
-
-	spin_lock_bh(&backlog->lock);
-	list_add_tail(&req->list, &backlog->list);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&backlog->lock);
-}
-
-static int qat_alg_send_message_maybacklog(struct qat_alg_req *req)
+static bool qat_alg_try_enqueue(struct qat_alg_req *req)
 {
 	struct qat_instance_backlog *backlog = req->backlog;
 	struct adf_etr_ring_data *tx_ring = req->tx_ring;
 	u32 *fw_req = req->fw_req;
 
-	/* If any request is already backlogged, then add to backlog list */
+	/* Check if any request is already backlogged */
 	if (!list_empty(&backlog->list))
-		goto enqueue;
+		return false;
 
-	/* If ring is nearly full, then add to backlog list */
+	/* Check if ring is nearly full */
 	if (adf_ring_nearly_full(tx_ring))
-		goto enqueue;
+		return false;
 
-	/* If adding request to HW ring fails, then add to backlog list */
+	/* Try to enqueue to HW ring */
 	if (adf_send_message(tx_ring, fw_req))
-		goto enqueue;
+		return false;
 
-	return -EINPROGRESS;
+	return true;
+}
 
-enqueue:
-	qat_alg_backlog_req(req, backlog);
 
-	return -EBUSY;
+static int qat_alg_send_message_maybacklog(struct qat_alg_req *req)
+{
+	struct qat_instance_backlog *backlog = req->backlog;
+	int ret = -EINPROGRESS;
+
+	if (qat_alg_try_enqueue(req))
+		return ret;
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&backlog->lock);
+	if (!qat_alg_try_enqueue(req)) {
+		list_add_tail(&req->list, &backlog->list);
+		ret = -EBUSY;
+	}
+	spin_unlock_bh(&backlog->lock);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int qat_alg_send_message(struct qat_alg_req *req)