diff --git a/include/net/sch_generic.h b/include/net/sch_generic.h
index 80f657bf2e04..b34e9e93a146 100644
--- a/include/net/sch_generic.h
+++ b/include/net/sch_generic.h
@@ -997,6 +997,21 @@ static inline struct sk_buff *__qdisc_dequeue_head(struct qdisc_skb_head *qh)
 	return skb;
 }
 
+static inline struct sk_buff *qdisc_dequeue_internal(struct Qdisc *sch, bool direct)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+
+	skb = __skb_dequeue(&sch->gso_skb);
+	if (skb) {
+		sch->q.qlen--;
+		return skb;
+	}
+	if (direct)
+		return __qdisc_dequeue_head(&sch->q);
+	else
+		return sch->dequeue(sch);
+}
+
 static inline struct sk_buff *qdisc_dequeue_head(struct Qdisc *sch)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb = __qdisc_dequeue_head(&sch->q);
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_codel.c b/net/sched/sch_codel.c
index 5f2e06815745..63c02040b426 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_codel.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_codel.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ static int codel_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 
 	qlen = sch->q.qlen;
 	while (sch->q.qlen > sch->limit) {
-		struct sk_buff *skb = __qdisc_dequeue_head(&sch->q);
+		struct sk_buff *skb = qdisc_dequeue_internal(sch, true);
 
 		dropped += qdisc_pkt_len(skb);
 		qdisc_qstats_backlog_dec(sch, skb);
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_fq.c b/net/sched/sch_fq.c
index f59a2cb2c803..91f5ef6be0f2 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_fq.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_fq.c
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ static int fq_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 		sch_tree_lock(sch);
 	}
 	while (sch->q.qlen > sch->limit) {
-		struct sk_buff *skb = fq_dequeue(sch);
+		struct sk_buff *skb = qdisc_dequeue_internal(sch, false);
 
 		if (!skb)
 			break;
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c b/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c
index 9330923a624c..47b5a056165c 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ static int fq_codel_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 
 	while (sch->q.qlen > sch->limit ||
 	       q->memory_usage > q->memory_limit) {
-		struct sk_buff *skb = fq_codel_dequeue(sch);
+		struct sk_buff *skb = qdisc_dequeue_internal(sch, false);
 
 		q->cstats.drop_len += qdisc_pkt_len(skb);
 		rtnl_kfree_skbs(skb, skb);
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_fq_pie.c b/net/sched/sch_fq_pie.c
index 68e6acd0f130..607c580d75e4 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_fq_pie.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_fq_pie.c
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ static int fq_pie_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 
 	/* Drop excess packets if new limit is lower */
 	while (sch->q.qlen > sch->limit) {
-		struct sk_buff *skb = fq_pie_qdisc_dequeue(sch);
+		struct sk_buff *skb = qdisc_dequeue_internal(sch, false);
 
 		len_dropped += qdisc_pkt_len(skb);
 		num_dropped += 1;
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_hhf.c b/net/sched/sch_hhf.c
index d26cd436cbe3..83fc44f20e31 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_hhf.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_hhf.c
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ static int hhf_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	qlen = sch->q.qlen;
 	prev_backlog = sch->qstats.backlog;
 	while (sch->q.qlen > sch->limit) {
-		struct sk_buff *skb = hhf_dequeue(sch);
+		struct sk_buff *skb = qdisc_dequeue_internal(sch, false);
 
 		rtnl_kfree_skbs(skb, skb);
 	}
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_pie.c b/net/sched/sch_pie.c
index b60b31ef71cc..e1bb151a9719 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_pie.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_pie.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static int pie_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	/* Drop excess packets if new limit is lower */
 	qlen = sch->q.qlen;
 	while (sch->q.qlen > sch->limit) {
-		struct sk_buff *skb = __qdisc_dequeue_head(&sch->q);
+		struct sk_buff *skb = qdisc_dequeue_internal(sch, true);
 
 		dropped += qdisc_pkt_len(skb);
 		qdisc_qstats_backlog_dec(sch, skb);