diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index f25a3755491b..9cac7cb78c0f 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -2852,15 +2852,21 @@ static int tpacket_snd(struct packet_sock *po, struct msghdr *msg)
 		ph = packet_current_frame(po, &po->tx_ring,
 					  TP_STATUS_SEND_REQUEST);
 		if (unlikely(ph == NULL)) {
-			if (need_wait && skb) {
+			/* Note: packet_read_pending() might be slow if we
+			 * have to call it as it's per_cpu variable, but in
+			 * fast-path we don't have to call it, only when ph
+			 * is NULL, we need to check the pending_refcnt.
+			 */
+			if (need_wait && packet_read_pending(&po->tx_ring)) {
 				timeo = wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout(&po->skb_completion, timeo);
 				if (timeo <= 0) {
 					err = !timeo ? -ETIMEDOUT : -ERESTARTSYS;
 					goto out_put;
 				}
-			}
-			/* check for additional frames */
-			continue;
+				/* check for additional frames */
+				continue;
+			} else
+				break;
 		}
 
 		skb = NULL;
@@ -2949,14 +2955,7 @@ tpacket_error:
 		}
 		packet_increment_head(&po->tx_ring);
 		len_sum += tp_len;
-	} while (likely((ph != NULL) ||
-		/* Note: packet_read_pending() might be slow if we have
-		 * to call it as it's per_cpu variable, but in fast-path
-		 * we already short-circuit the loop with the first
-		 * condition, and luckily don't have to go that path
-		 * anyway.
-		 */
-		 (need_wait && packet_read_pending(&po->tx_ring))));
+	} while (1);
 
 	err = len_sum;
 	goto out_put;