diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c
index 2fa54b0b0679..7948c5a9e5fc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ static void unfill_desc(struct hnae_ring *ring)
 	ring_ptr_move_bw(ring, next_to_use);
 }
 
-int hns_nic_net_xmit_hw(struct net_device *ndev,
-			struct sk_buff *skb,
-			struct hns_nic_ring_data *ring_data)
+netdev_tx_t hns_nic_net_xmit_hw(struct net_device *ndev,
+				struct sk_buff *skb,
+				struct hns_nic_ring_data *ring_data)
 {
 	struct hns_nic_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	struct hnae_ring *ring = ring_data->ring;
@@ -172,6 +172,10 @@ int hns_nic_net_xmit_hw(struct net_device *ndev,
 	dev_queue = netdev_get_tx_queue(ndev, skb->queue_mapping);
 	netdev_tx_sent_queue(dev_queue, skb->len);
 
+	ndev->trans_start = jiffies;
+	ndev->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
+	ndev->stats.tx_packets++;
+
 	wmb(); /* commit all data before submit */
 	assert(skb->queue_mapping < priv->ae_handle->q_num);
 	hnae_queue_xmit(priv->ae_handle->qs[skb->queue_mapping], buf_num);
@@ -1089,17 +1093,11 @@ static netdev_tx_t hns_nic_net_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				    struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct hns_nic_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
-	int ret;
 
 	assert(skb->queue_mapping < ndev->ae_handle->q_num);
-	ret = hns_nic_net_xmit_hw(ndev, skb,
-				  &tx_ring_data(priv, skb->queue_mapping));
-	if (ret == NETDEV_TX_OK) {
-		ndev->trans_start = jiffies;
-		ndev->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
-		ndev->stats.tx_packets++;
-	}
-	return (netdev_tx_t)ret;
+
+	return hns_nic_net_xmit_hw(ndev, skb,
+				   &tx_ring_data(priv, skb->queue_mapping));
 }
 
 static int hns_nic_change_mtu(struct net_device *ndev, int new_mtu)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.h
index dae0ed19ac6d..b4489ffdb4de 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.h
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ void hns_ethtool_set_ops(struct net_device *ndev);
 void hns_nic_net_reset(struct net_device *ndev);
 void hns_nic_net_reinit(struct net_device *netdev);
 int hns_nic_init_phy(struct net_device *ndev, struct hnae_handle *h);
-int hns_nic_net_xmit_hw(struct net_device *ndev,
-			struct sk_buff *skb,
-			struct hns_nic_ring_data *ring_data);
+netdev_tx_t hns_nic_net_xmit_hw(struct net_device *ndev,
+				struct sk_buff *skb,
+				struct hns_nic_ring_data *ring_data);
 
 #endif	/**__HNS_ENET_H */