diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/dlink/dl2k.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/dlink/dl2k.c
index d4ab63f07aef..cfcdfee718b0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/dlink/dl2k.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/dlink/dl2k.c
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ rio_free_tx (struct net_device *dev, int irq)
 				  desc_to_dma(&np->tx_ring[entry]),
 				  skb->len, PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
 		if (irq)
-			dev_kfree_skb_irq(skb);
+			dev_consume_skb_irq(skb);
 		else
 			dev_kfree_skb(skb);