goto unlock_and_release;
        }
 
-       if (inst->qlen >= qthreshold ||
-           (inst->skb && size >
-            skb_tailroom(inst->skb) - sizeof(struct nfgenmsg))) {
+       if (inst->skb &&
+           size > skb_tailroom(inst->skb) - sizeof(struct nfgenmsg)) {
                /* either the queue len is too high or we don't have
                 * enough room in the skb left. flush to userspace. */
                UDEBUG("flushing old skb\n");
        __build_packet_message(inst, skb, data_len, pf,
                                hooknum, in, out, li, prefix, plen);
 
+       if (inst->qlen >= qthreshold)
+               __nfulnl_flush(inst);
        /* timer_pending always called within inst->lock, so there
         * is no chance of a race here */
-       if (!timer_pending(&inst->timer)) {
+       else if (!timer_pending(&inst->timer)) {
                instance_get(inst);
                inst->timer.expires = jiffies + (inst->flushtimeout*HZ/100);
                add_timer(&inst->timer);