diff --git a/net/qrtr/qrtr.c b/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
index 65470258f13b..efd61e10ff21 100644
--- a/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
+++ b/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
@@ -553,7 +553,8 @@ int qrtr_endpoint_post(struct qrtr_endpoint *ep, const void *data, size_t len)
 	}
 
 	if (cb->type == QRTR_TYPE_RESUME_TX) {
-		qrtr_tx_resume(node, skb);
+		skb_queue_tail(&node->rx_queue, skb);
+		schedule_work(&node->work);
 	} else {
 		ipc = qrtr_port_lookup(cb->dst_port);
 		if (!ipc)
@@ -598,6 +599,20 @@ static struct sk_buff *qrtr_alloc_ctrl_packet(struct qrtr_ctrl_pkt **pkt)
 	return skb;
 }
 
+/* Handle not atomic operations for a received packet. */
+static void qrtr_node_rx_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct qrtr_node *node = container_of(work, struct qrtr_node, work);
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+
+	while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&node->rx_queue)) != NULL) {
+		struct qrtr_cb *cb = (struct qrtr_cb *)skb->cb;
+
+		if (cb->type == QRTR_TYPE_RESUME_TX)
+			qrtr_tx_resume(node, skb);
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * qrtr_endpoint_register() - register a new endpoint
  * @ep: endpoint to register
@@ -617,6 +632,7 @@ int qrtr_endpoint_register(struct qrtr_endpoint *ep, unsigned int nid)
 	if (!node)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	INIT_WORK(&node->work, qrtr_node_rx_work);
 	kref_init(&node->ref);
 	mutex_init(&node->ep_lock);
 	skb_queue_head_init(&node->rx_queue);