diff --git a/net/sched/sch_qfq.c b/net/sched/sch_qfq.c
index ed01634af82c..e6743e17408b 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_qfq.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_qfq.c
@@ -204,6 +204,11 @@ struct qfq_sched {
  */
 enum update_reason {enqueue, requeue};
 
+static bool cl_is_active(struct qfq_class *cl)
+{
+	return !list_empty(&cl->alist);
+}
+
 static struct qfq_class *qfq_find_class(struct Qdisc *sch, u32 classid)
 {
 	struct qfq_sched *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
@@ -1216,7 +1221,6 @@ static int qfq_enqueue(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *sch,
 	struct qfq_class *cl;
 	struct qfq_aggregate *agg;
 	int err = 0;
-	bool first;
 
 	cl = qfq_classify(skb, sch, &err);
 	if (cl == NULL) {
@@ -1238,7 +1242,6 @@ static int qfq_enqueue(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *sch,
 	}
 
 	gso_segs = skb_is_gso(skb) ? skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_segs : 1;
-	first = !cl->qdisc->q.qlen;
 	err = qdisc_enqueue(skb, cl->qdisc, to_free);
 	if (unlikely(err != NET_XMIT_SUCCESS)) {
 		pr_debug("qfq_enqueue: enqueue failed %d\n", err);
@@ -1254,8 +1257,8 @@ static int qfq_enqueue(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *sch,
 	++sch->q.qlen;
 
 	agg = cl->agg;
-	/* if the queue was not empty, then done here */
-	if (!first) {
+	/* if the class is active, then done here */
+	if (cl_is_active(cl)) {
 		if (unlikely(skb == cl->qdisc->ops->peek(cl->qdisc)) &&
 		    list_first_entry(&agg->active, struct qfq_class, alist)
 		    == cl && cl->deficit < len)