diff --git a/src/libCom/osi/os/default/osdMessageQueue.cpp b/src/libCom/osi/os/default/osdMessageQueue.cpp
index 0e1d1fc22..cdb3afba9 100644
--- a/src/libCom/osi/os/default/osdMessageQueue.cpp
+++ b/src/libCom/osi/os/default/osdMessageQueue.cpp
@@ -207,8 +207,7 @@ mySend(epicsMessageQueueId pmsg, void *message, unsigned int size,
 
         freeEventNode(pmsg, threadNode.evp, status);
 
-        if ((pmsg->full && (ellFirst(&pmsg->receiveQueue) == NULL)) ||
-            status != epicsEventOK) {
+        if (pmsg->full && (ellFirst(&pmsg->receiveQueue) == NULL)) {
             epicsMutexUnlock(pmsg->mutex);
             return -1;
         }