diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
index 7ada05e7776f..a2077bedac93 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -532,7 +532,10 @@ static void i40e_unmap_and_free_tx_resource(struct i40e_ring *ring,
 					    struct i40e_tx_buffer *tx_buffer)
 {
 	if (tx_buffer->skb) {
-		dev_kfree_skb_any(tx_buffer->skb);
+		if (tx_buffer->tx_flags & I40E_TX_FLAGS_FD_SB)
+			kfree(tx_buffer->raw_buf);
+		else
+			dev_kfree_skb_any(tx_buffer->skb);
 		if (dma_unmap_len(tx_buffer, len))
 			dma_unmap_single(ring->dev,
 					 dma_unmap_addr(tx_buffer, dma),
@@ -545,9 +548,6 @@ static void i40e_unmap_and_free_tx_resource(struct i40e_ring *ring,
 			       DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 	}
 
-	if (tx_buffer->tx_flags & I40E_TX_FLAGS_FD_SB)
-		kfree(tx_buffer->raw_buf);
-
 	tx_buffer->next_to_watch = NULL;
 	tx_buffer->skb = NULL;
 	dma_unmap_len_set(tx_buffer, len, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
index e3427ebd5b84..cb6b13098699 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ static void i40e_unmap_and_free_tx_resource(struct i40e_ring *ring,
 					    struct i40e_tx_buffer *tx_buffer)
 {
 	if (tx_buffer->skb) {
-		dev_kfree_skb_any(tx_buffer->skb);
+		if (tx_buffer->tx_flags & I40E_TX_FLAGS_FD_SB)
+			kfree(tx_buffer->raw_buf);
+		else
+			dev_kfree_skb_any(tx_buffer->skb);
 		if (dma_unmap_len(tx_buffer, len))
 			dma_unmap_single(ring->dev,
 					 dma_unmap_addr(tx_buffer, dma),
@@ -64,9 +67,6 @@ static void i40e_unmap_and_free_tx_resource(struct i40e_ring *ring,
 			       DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 	}
 
-	if (tx_buffer->tx_flags & I40E_TX_FLAGS_FD_SB)
-		kfree(tx_buffer->raw_buf);
-
 	tx_buffer->next_to_watch = NULL;
 	tx_buffer->skb = NULL;
 	dma_unmap_len_set(tx_buffer, len, 0);