diff --git a/net/rds/send.c b/net/rds/send.c
index c803341f2844..f6bdfb0fba18 100644
--- a/net/rds/send.c
+++ b/net/rds/send.c
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ rds_send_pong(struct rds_connection *conn, __be16 dport)
 	rds_stats_inc(s_send_pong);
 
 	if (!test_bit(RDS_LL_SEND_FULL, &conn->c_flags))
-		rds_send_xmit(conn);
+		queue_delayed_work(rds_wq, &conn->c_send_w, 0);
 
 	rds_message_put(rm);
 	return 0;