diff --git a/drivers/isdn/capi/capi.c b/drivers/isdn/capi/capi.c
index 40b81b460e81..ee5837522f5a 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/capi/capi.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/capi/capi.c
@@ -516,25 +516,24 @@ static void handle_minor_recv(struct capiminor *mp)
 		}
 }
 
-static int handle_minor_send(struct capiminor *mp)
+static void handle_minor_send(struct capiminor *mp)
 {
 	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	u16 len;
-	int count = 0;
 	u16 errcode;
 	u16 datahandle;
 
 	tty = tty_port_tty_get(&mp->port);
 	if (!tty)
-		return 0;
+		return;
 
 	if (mp->ttyoutstop) {
 #if defined(_DEBUG_DATAFLOW) || defined(_DEBUG_TTYFUNCS)
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "capi: send: tty stopped\n");
 #endif
 		tty_kref_put(tty);
-		return 0;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	while (1) {
@@ -570,12 +569,10 @@ static int handle_minor_send(struct capiminor *mp)
 			mp->outbytes += len;
 			spin_unlock_bh(&mp->outlock);
 
-			tty_kref_put(tty);
-			return count;
+			break;
 		}
 		errcode = capi20_put_message(mp->ap, skb);
 		if (errcode == CAPI_NOERROR) {
-			count++;
 #ifdef _DEBUG_DATAFLOW
 			printk(KERN_DEBUG "capi: DATA_B3_REQ %u len=%u\n",
 							datahandle, len);
@@ -600,7 +597,6 @@ static int handle_minor_send(struct capiminor *mp)
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 	}
 	tty_kref_put(tty);
-	return count;
 }
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_ISDN_CAPI_MIDDLEWARE */
@@ -677,7 +673,7 @@ static void capi_recv_message(struct capi20_appl *ap, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			tty_wakeup(tty);
 			tty_kref_put(tty);
 		}
-		(void)handle_minor_send(mp);
+		handle_minor_send(mp);
 
 	} else {
 		/* ups, let capi application handle it :-) */
@@ -1114,7 +1110,7 @@ static int capinc_tty_write(struct tty_struct *tty,
 	mp->outbytes += skb->len;
 	spin_unlock_bh(&mp->outlock);
 
-	(void)handle_minor_send(mp);
+	handle_minor_send(mp);
 
 	return count;
 }
@@ -1157,7 +1153,7 @@ unlock_out:
 	spin_unlock_bh(&mp->outlock);
 
 	if (invoke_send)
-		(void)handle_minor_send(mp);
+		handle_minor_send(mp);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1179,7 +1175,7 @@ static void capinc_tty_flush_chars(struct tty_struct *tty)
 		mp->outbytes += skb->len;
 		spin_unlock_bh(&mp->outlock);
 
-		(void)handle_minor_send(mp);
+		handle_minor_send(mp);
 	} else
 		spin_unlock_bh(&mp->outlock);
 
@@ -1269,7 +1265,7 @@ static void capinc_tty_start(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "capinc_tty_start\n");
 #endif
 	mp->ttyoutstop = 0;
-	(void)handle_minor_send(mp);
+	handle_minor_send(mp);
 }
 
 static void capinc_tty_hangup(struct tty_struct *tty)