diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sungem.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sungem.c
index c2799dc46325..102a66fc54a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sungem.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sungem.c
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ static __inline__ void gem_tx(struct net_device *dev, struct gem *gp, u32 gem_st
 		}
 
 		dev->stats.tx_packets++;
-		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+		dev_consume_skb_any(skb);
 	}
 	gp->tx_old = entry;