diff --git a/net/9p/trans_fd.c b/net/9p/trans_fd.c
index 56e62978e502..aa9cd248a243 100644
--- a/net/9p/trans_fd.c
+++ b/net/9p/trans_fd.c
@@ -669,7 +669,6 @@ static void p9_poll_mux(struct p9_conn *m)
 
 static int p9_fd_request(struct p9_client *client, struct p9_req_t *req)
 {
-	__poll_t n;
 	struct p9_trans_fd *ts = client->trans;
 	struct p9_conn *m = &ts->conn;
 
@@ -687,13 +686,7 @@ static int p9_fd_request(struct p9_client *client, struct p9_req_t *req)
 	list_add_tail(&req->req_list, &m->unsent_req_list);
 	spin_unlock(&m->req_lock);
 
-	if (test_and_clear_bit(Wpending, &m->wsched))
-		n = EPOLLOUT;
-	else
-		n = p9_fd_poll(m->client, NULL, NULL);
-
-	if (n & EPOLLOUT && !test_and_set_bit(Wworksched, &m->wsched))
-		schedule_work(&m->wq);
+	p9_poll_mux(m);
 
 	return 0;
 }