diff --git a/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c b/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c
index 46c9312085b1..bec64deb7b0a 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c
@@ -152,12 +152,13 @@ static void rxrpc_notify_end_tx(struct rxrpc_sock *rx, struct rxrpc_call *call,
 }
 
 /*
- * Queue a DATA packet for transmission, set the resend timeout and send the
- * packet immediately
+ * Queue a DATA packet for transmission, set the resend timeout and send
+ * the packet immediately.  Returns the error from rxrpc_send_data_packet()
+ * in case the caller wants to do something with it.
  */
-static void rxrpc_queue_packet(struct rxrpc_sock *rx, struct rxrpc_call *call,
-			       struct sk_buff *skb, bool last,
-			       rxrpc_notify_end_tx_t notify_end_tx)
+static int rxrpc_queue_packet(struct rxrpc_sock *rx, struct rxrpc_call *call,
+			      struct sk_buff *skb, bool last,
+			      rxrpc_notify_end_tx_t notify_end_tx)
 {
 	struct rxrpc_skb_priv *sp = rxrpc_skb(skb);
 	unsigned long now;
@@ -250,7 +251,8 @@ static void rxrpc_queue_packet(struct rxrpc_sock *rx, struct rxrpc_call *call,
 
 out:
 	rxrpc_free_skb(skb, rxrpc_skb_tx_freed);
-	_leave("");
+	_leave(" = %d", ret);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -423,9 +425,10 @@ static int rxrpc_send_data(struct rxrpc_sock *rx,
 			if (ret < 0)
 				goto out;
 
-			rxrpc_queue_packet(rx, call, skb,
-					   !msg_data_left(msg) && !more,
-					   notify_end_tx);
+			ret = rxrpc_queue_packet(rx, call, skb,
+						 !msg_data_left(msg) && !more,
+						 notify_end_tx);
+			/* Should check for failure here */
 			skb = NULL;
 		}
 	} while (msg_data_left(msg) > 0);