diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index 731150d52799..0a691ea7654a 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -1224,12 +1224,7 @@ static inline void sk_tx_queue_clear(struct sock *sk)
 
 static inline int sk_tx_queue_get(const struct sock *sk)
 {
-	return sk->sk_tx_queue_mapping;
-}
-
-static inline bool sk_tx_queue_recorded(const struct sock *sk)
-{
-	return (sk && sk->sk_tx_queue_mapping >= 0);
+	return sk ? sk->sk_tx_queue_mapping : -1;
 }
 
 static inline void sk_set_socket(struct sock *sk, struct socket *sock)
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 4b05fdf762ab..0ea10f849be8 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -2029,12 +2029,11 @@ static inline u16 dev_cap_txqueue(struct net_device *dev, u16 queue_index)
 static struct netdev_queue *dev_pick_tx(struct net_device *dev,
 					struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	u16 queue_index;
+	int queue_index;
 	struct sock *sk = skb->sk;
 
-	if (sk_tx_queue_recorded(sk)) {
-		queue_index = sk_tx_queue_get(sk);
-	} else {
+	queue_index = sk_tx_queue_get(sk);
+	if (queue_index < 0) {
 		const struct net_device_ops *ops = dev->netdev_ops;
 
 		if (ops->ndo_select_queue) {