diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index d2b5f6591f1a..40053a08f009 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -1654,7 +1654,7 @@ static int packet_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 			skb->data = skb_head;
 			skb->len = skb_len;
 		}
-		kfree_skb(skb);
+		consume_skb(skb);
 		skb = nskb;
 	}