diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sgi/ioc3-eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sgi/ioc3-eth.c
index 3140999642ba..358e66b81926 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sgi/ioc3-eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sgi/ioc3-eth.c
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ static inline void ioc3_tx(struct net_device *dev)
 		packets++;
 		skb = ip->tx_skbs[o_entry];
 		bytes += skb->len;
-		dev_kfree_skb_irq(skb);
+		dev_consume_skb_irq(skb);
 		ip->tx_skbs[o_entry] = NULL;
 
 		o_entry = (o_entry + 1) & 127;		/* Next */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sgi/meth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sgi/meth.c
index 67954a9e3675..f425ab528224 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sgi/meth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sgi/meth.c
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ static void meth_tx_cleanup(struct net_device* dev, unsigned long int_status)
 			DPRINTK("RPTR points us here, but packet not done?\n");
 			break;
 		}
-		dev_kfree_skb_irq(skb);
+		dev_consume_skb_irq(skb);
 		priv->tx_skbs[priv->tx_read] = NULL;
 		priv->tx_ring[priv->tx_read].header.raw = 0;
 		priv->tx_read = (priv->tx_read+1)&(TX_RING_ENTRIES-1);