diff --git a/net/tls/tls_sw.c b/net/tls/tls_sw.c
index 84e1f2af1a83686181c7705b594dd8d4088b104a..e2f4cc5c85bb6fe7f65cdb4b64939313be060b7f 100644
--- a/net/tls/tls_sw.c
+++ b/net/tls/tls_sw.c
@@ -443,7 +443,6 @@ static void tls_encrypt_done(struct crypto_async_request *req, int err)
 	struct scatterlist *sge;
 	struct sk_msg *msg_en;
 	struct tls_rec *rec;
-	bool ready = false;
 	int pending;
 
 	rec = container_of(aead_req, struct tls_rec, aead_req);
@@ -475,8 +474,12 @@ static void tls_encrypt_done(struct crypto_async_request *req, int err)
 		/* If received record is at head of tx_list, schedule tx */
 		first_rec = list_first_entry(&ctx->tx_list,
 					     struct tls_rec, list);
-		if (rec == first_rec)
-			ready = true;
+		if (rec == first_rec) {
+			/* Schedule the transmission */
+			if (!test_and_set_bit(BIT_TX_SCHEDULED,
+					      &ctx->tx_bitmask))
+				schedule_delayed_work(&ctx->tx_work.work, 1);
+		}
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&ctx->encrypt_compl_lock);
@@ -485,13 +488,6 @@ static void tls_encrypt_done(struct crypto_async_request *req, int err)
 	if (!pending && ctx->async_notify)
 		complete(&ctx->async_wait.completion);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&ctx->encrypt_compl_lock);
-
-	if (!ready)
-		return;
-
-	/* Schedule the transmission */
-	if (!test_and_set_bit(BIT_TX_SCHEDULED, &ctx->tx_bitmask))
-		schedule_delayed_work(&ctx->tx_work.work, 1);
 }
 
 static int tls_do_encryption(struct sock *sk,