diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index d0c95d7dd292..5ee600d108a0 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -2817,8 +2817,9 @@ static int tpacket_snd(struct packet_sock *po, struct msghdr *msg)
 
 		status = TP_STATUS_SEND_REQUEST;
 		err = po->xmit(skb);
-		if (unlikely(err > 0)) {
-			err = net_xmit_errno(err);
+		if (unlikely(err != 0)) {
+			if (err > 0)
+				err = net_xmit_errno(err);
 			if (err && __packet_get_status(po, ph) ==
 				   TP_STATUS_AVAILABLE) {
 				/* skb was destructed already */
@@ -3019,8 +3020,12 @@ static int packet_snd(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 		skb->no_fcs = 1;
 
 	err = po->xmit(skb);
-	if (err > 0 && (err = net_xmit_errno(err)) != 0)
-		goto out_unlock;
+	if (unlikely(err != 0)) {
+		if (err > 0)
+			err = net_xmit_errno(err);
+		if (err)
+			goto out_unlock;
+	}
 
 	dev_put(dev);