diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index c64bcba21e47eccee34bbab5cd96d2c984897d37..e26ee0486dede0aade5153fbc8fd546d9fc61e82 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -2437,8 +2437,7 @@ static void tpacket_destruct_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		ts = __packet_set_timestamp(po, ph, skb);
 		__packet_set_status(po, ph, TP_STATUS_AVAILABLE | ts);
 
-		if (!packet_read_pending(&po->tx_ring))
-			complete(&po->skb_completion);
+		complete(&po->skb_completion);
 	}
 
 	sock_wfree(skb);