diff --git a/net/xdp/xsk.c b/net/xdp/xsk.c
index 426e287431d2..444ad0bc0908 100644
--- a/net/xdp/xsk.c
+++ b/net/xdp/xsk.c
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ static int __xsk_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m, size_t total_len
 	if (sk_can_busy_loop(sk))
 		sk_busy_loop(sk, 1); /* only support non-blocking sockets */
 
-	if (xsk_no_wakeup(sk))
+	if (xs->zc && xsk_no_wakeup(sk))
 		return 0;
 
 	pool = xs->pool;