diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
index d2eef3754b33..b7dc1c112a94 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
@@ -2228,8 +2228,8 @@ u16 rtl8168h_2_get_adc_bias_ioffset(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 
 static void rtl_schedule_task(struct rtl8169_private *tp, enum rtl_flag flag)
 {
-	if (!test_and_set_bit(flag, tp->wk.flags))
-		schedule_work(&tp->wk.work);
+	set_bit(flag, tp->wk.flags);
+	schedule_work(&tp->wk.work);
 }
 
 static void rtl8169_init_phy(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
@@ -4575,8 +4575,7 @@ static irqreturn_t rtl8169_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_instance)
 	if (unlikely(status & RxFIFOOver &&
 	    tp->mac_version == RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_11)) {
 		netif_stop_queue(tp->dev);
-		/* XXX - Hack alert. See rtl_task(). */
-		set_bit(RTL_FLAG_TASK_RESET_PENDING, tp->wk.flags);
+		rtl_schedule_task(tp, RTL_FLAG_TASK_RESET_PENDING);
 	}
 
 	rtl_irq_disable(tp);
@@ -4589,31 +4588,17 @@ out:
 
 static void rtl_task(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	static const struct {
-		int bitnr;
-		void (*action)(struct rtl8169_private *);
-	} rtl_work[] = {
-		{ RTL_FLAG_TASK_RESET_PENDING,	rtl_reset_work },
-	};
 	struct rtl8169_private *tp =
 		container_of(work, struct rtl8169_private, wk.work);
-	struct net_device *dev = tp->dev;
-	int i;
 
 	rtl_lock_work(tp);
 
-	if (!netif_running(dev) ||
+	if (!netif_running(tp->dev) ||
 	    !test_bit(RTL_FLAG_TASK_ENABLED, tp->wk.flags))
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(rtl_work); i++) {
-		bool pending;
-
-		pending = test_and_clear_bit(rtl_work[i].bitnr, tp->wk.flags);
-		if (pending)
-			rtl_work[i].action(tp);
-	}
-
+	if (test_and_clear_bit(RTL_FLAG_TASK_RESET_PENDING, tp->wk.flags))
+		rtl_reset_work(tp);
 out_unlock:
 	rtl_unlock_work(tp);
 }