diff --git a/net/rds/send.c b/net/rds/send.c
index ee49c2556f47..827155c2ead1 100644
--- a/net/rds/send.c
+++ b/net/rds/send.c
@@ -1182,9 +1182,8 @@ rds_send_pong(struct rds_connection *conn, __be16 dport)
 	rds_stats_inc(s_send_queued);
 	rds_stats_inc(s_send_pong);
 
-	ret = rds_send_xmit(conn);
-	if (ret == -ENOMEM || ret == -EAGAIN)
-		queue_delayed_work(rds_wq, &conn->c_send_w, 1);
+	/* schedule the send work on rds_wq */
+	queue_delayed_work(rds_wq, &conn->c_send_w, 1);
 
 	rds_message_put(rm);
 	return 0;