diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/sge.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/sge.c
index 256fae15e032a5e766cf3365119d4608df0b0e25..1e5f2edb70cf45e68bc2771da6ca897b319b5733 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/sge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/sge.c
@@ -2563,12 +2563,12 @@ int cxgb4_ethofld_send_flowc(struct net_device *dev, u32 eotid, u32 tc)
 	spin_lock_bh(&eosw_txq->lock);
 	if (tc != FW_SCHED_CLS_NONE) {
 		if (eosw_txq->state != CXGB4_EO_STATE_CLOSED)
-			goto out_unlock;
+			goto out_free_skb;
 
 		next_state = CXGB4_EO_STATE_FLOWC_OPEN_SEND;
 	} else {
 		if (eosw_txq->state != CXGB4_EO_STATE_ACTIVE)
-			goto out_unlock;
+			goto out_free_skb;
 
 		next_state = CXGB4_EO_STATE_FLOWC_CLOSE_SEND;
 	}
@@ -2604,17 +2604,19 @@ int cxgb4_ethofld_send_flowc(struct net_device *dev, u32 eotid, u32 tc)
 		eosw_txq_flush_pending_skbs(eosw_txq);
 
 	ret = eosw_txq_enqueue(eosw_txq, skb);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_consume_skb_any(skb);
-		goto out_unlock;
-	}
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_free_skb;
 
 	eosw_txq->state = next_state;
 	eosw_txq->flowc_idx = eosw_txq->pidx;
 	eosw_txq_advance(eosw_txq, 1);
 	ethofld_xmit(dev, eosw_txq);
 
-out_unlock:
+	spin_unlock_bh(&eosw_txq->lock);
+	return 0;
+
+out_free_skb:
+	dev_consume_skb_any(skb);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&eosw_txq->lock);
 	return ret;
 }