diff --git a/drivers/net/veth.c b/drivers/net/veth.c
index 52110e54e621..c6916bf1017b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/veth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/veth.c
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *veth_xdp_rcv_one(struct veth_rq *rq,
 		goto err;
 	}
 
+	xdp_release_frame(frame);
 	xdp_scrub_frame(frame);
 	skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, rq->dev);
 err: