diff --git a/net/sched/sch_netem.c b/net/sched/sch_netem.c
index 2e417c907a28..e9812e21dbc9 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_netem.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_netem.c
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ static int netem_enqueue(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *sch,
 	int nb = 0;
 	int count = 1;
 	int rc = NET_XMIT_SUCCESS;
+	int rc_drop = NET_XMIT_DROP;
 
 	/* Do not fool qdisc_drop_all() */
 	skb->prev = NULL;
@@ -480,6 +481,7 @@ static int netem_enqueue(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *sch,
 		q->duplicate = 0;
 		rootq->enqueue(skb2, rootq, to_free);
 		q->duplicate = dupsave;
+		rc_drop = NET_XMIT_SUCCESS;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -492,7 +494,7 @@ static int netem_enqueue(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *sch,
 		if (skb_is_gso(skb)) {
 			segs = netem_segment(skb, sch, to_free);
 			if (!segs)
-				return NET_XMIT_DROP;
+				return rc_drop;
 		} else {
 			segs = skb;
 		}
@@ -515,8 +517,10 @@ static int netem_enqueue(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *sch,
 			1<<(prandom_u32() % 8);
 	}
 
-	if (unlikely(sch->q.qlen >= sch->limit))
-		return qdisc_drop_all(skb, sch, to_free);
+	if (unlikely(sch->q.qlen >= sch->limit)) {
+		qdisc_drop_all(skb, sch, to_free);
+		return rc_drop;
+	}
 
 	qdisc_qstats_backlog_inc(sch, skb);