diff --git a/net/xdp/xsk_buff_pool.c b/net/xdp/xsk_buff_pool.c
index 96b14e51ba7e..90c4e1e819d3 100644
--- a/net/xdp/xsk_buff_pool.c
+++ b/net/xdp/xsk_buff_pool.c
@@ -462,7 +462,6 @@ static struct xdp_buff_xsk *__xp_alloc(struct xsk_buff_pool *pool)
 	for (;;) {
 		if (!xskq_cons_peek_addr_unchecked(pool->fq, &addr)) {
 			pool->fq->queue_empty_descs++;
-			xp_release(xskb);
 			return NULL;
 		}