diff --git a/net/core/skbuff.c b/net/core/skbuff.c
index d4b25d6fd01d..f3850c88cdda 100644
--- a/net/core/skbuff.c
+++ b/net/core/skbuff.c
@@ -4961,8 +4961,10 @@ void __skb_tstamp_tx(struct sk_buff *orig_skb,
 	} else {
 		skb = skb_clone(orig_skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 
-		if (skb_orphan_frags_rx(skb, GFP_ATOMIC))
+		if (skb_orphan_frags_rx(skb, GFP_ATOMIC)) {
+			kfree_skb(skb);
 			return;
+		}
 	}
 	if (!skb)
 		return;