diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index 60c8b81a22dc..fe3808cc6eb8 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -758,15 +758,12 @@ static u32 qdisc_alloc_handle(struct net_device *dev)
 
 void qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog(struct Qdisc *sch, int n, int len)
 {
-	bool qdisc_is_offloaded = sch->flags & TCQ_F_OFFLOADED;
 	const struct Qdisc_class_ops *cops;
 	unsigned long cl;
 	u32 parentid;
 	bool notify;
 	int drops;
 
-	if (n == 0 && len == 0)
-		return;
 	drops = max_t(int, n, 0);
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	while ((parentid = sch->parent)) {
@@ -775,17 +772,8 @@ void qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog(struct Qdisc *sch, int n, int len)
 
 		if (sch->flags & TCQ_F_NOPARENT)
 			break;
-		/* Notify parent qdisc only if child qdisc becomes empty.
-		 *
-		 * If child was empty even before update then backlog
-		 * counter is screwed and we skip notification because
-		 * parent class is already passive.
-		 *
-		 * If the original child was offloaded then it is allowed
-		 * to be seem as empty, so the parent is notified anyway.
-		 */
-		notify = !sch->q.qlen && !WARN_ON_ONCE(!n &&
-						       !qdisc_is_offloaded);
+		/* Notify parent qdisc only if child qdisc becomes empty. */
+		notify = !sch->q.qlen;
 		/* TODO: perform the search on a per txq basis */
 		sch = qdisc_lookup(qdisc_dev(sch), TC_H_MAJ(parentid));
 		if (sch == NULL) {
@@ -794,6 +782,9 @@ void qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog(struct Qdisc *sch, int n, int len)
 		}
 		cops = sch->ops->cl_ops;
 		if (notify && cops->qlen_notify) {
+			/* Note that qlen_notify must be idempotent as it may get called
+			 * multiple times.
+			 */
 			cl = cops->find(sch, parentid);
 			cops->qlen_notify(sch, cl);
 		}