diff --git a/net/sched/sch_teql.c b/net/sched/sch_teql.c
index 6764f0dd38df..70c948a26f80 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_teql.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_teql.c
@@ -360,12 +360,18 @@ static netdev_tx_t teql_master_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		case 0:
 			if (__netif_tx_trylock(slave_txq)) {
 				unsigned int length = qdisc_pkt_len(skb);
+				int rc = NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
 
 				skb->dev = slave;
-				if (!netif_xmit_frozen_or_stopped(slave_txq) &&
-				    netdev_start_xmit(skb, slave, slave_txq, false) ==
-				    NETDEV_TX_OK) {
-					__netif_tx_unlock(slave_txq);
+				if (!netif_xmit_frozen_or_stopped(slave_txq))
+					rc = netdev_start_xmit(skb, slave, slave_txq, false);
+				__netif_tx_unlock(slave_txq);
+				if (dev_xmit_complete(rc)) {
+					if (rc != NETDEV_TX_OK && rc != NET_XMIT_CN) {
+						master->tx_dropped++;
+						rcu_read_unlock();
+						return NETDEV_TX_OK;
+					}
 					raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&master->slaves_lock, flags);
 					if (rcu_dereference_protected(master->slaves,
 								      lockdep_is_held(&master->slaves_lock)) == q)
@@ -379,7 +385,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t teql_master_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 					rcu_read_unlock();
 					return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 				}
-				__netif_tx_unlock(slave_txq);
 			}
 			if (netif_xmit_stopped(netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, 0)))
 				busy = 1;