diff --git a/drivers/net/macvlan.c b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
index 35f46ad040b0..a9a515cf5a46 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
@@ -460,8 +460,10 @@ static rx_handler_result_t macvlan_handle_frame(struct sk_buff **pskb)
 			return RX_HANDLER_CONSUMED;
 		*pskb = skb;
 		eth = eth_hdr(skb);
-		if (macvlan_forward_source(skb, port, eth->h_source))
+		if (macvlan_forward_source(skb, port, eth->h_source)) {
+			kfree_skb(skb);
 			return RX_HANDLER_CONSUMED;
+		}
 		src = macvlan_hash_lookup(port, eth->h_source);
 		if (src && src->mode != MACVLAN_MODE_VEPA &&
 		    src->mode != MACVLAN_MODE_BRIDGE) {
@@ -480,8 +482,10 @@ static rx_handler_result_t macvlan_handle_frame(struct sk_buff **pskb)
 		return RX_HANDLER_PASS;
 	}
 
-	if (macvlan_forward_source(skb, port, eth->h_source))
+	if (macvlan_forward_source(skb, port, eth->h_source)) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return RX_HANDLER_CONSUMED;
+	}
 	if (macvlan_passthru(port))
 		vlan = list_first_or_null_rcu(&port->vlans,
 					      struct macvlan_dev, list);