diff --git a/net/sunrpc/sched.c b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
index 59e599498e37..93107265256d 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/sched.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
@@ -299,15 +299,8 @@ static void rpc_make_runnable(struct rpc_task *task)
 	if (rpc_test_and_set_running(task))
 		return;
 	if (RPC_IS_ASYNC(task)) {
-		int status;
-
 		INIT_WORK(&task->u.tk_work, rpc_async_schedule);
-		status = queue_work(rpciod_workqueue, &task->u.tk_work);
-		if (status < 0) {
-			printk(KERN_WARNING "RPC: failed to add task to queue: error: %d!\n", status);
-			task->tk_status = status;
-			return;
-		}
+		queue_work(rpciod_workqueue, &task->u.tk_work);
 	} else
 		wake_up_bit(&task->tk_runstate, RPC_TASK_QUEUED);
 }