diff --git a/drivers/ieee802154/fakehard.c b/drivers/ieee802154/fakehard.c
index 96a2959ce877..7c544f7c74c4 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee802154/fakehard.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee802154/fakehard.c
@@ -260,15 +260,12 @@ static int ieee802154_fake_close(struct net_device *dev)
 static netdev_tx_t ieee802154_fake_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 					      struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	skb->iif = dev->ifindex;
-	skb->dev = dev;
 	dev->stats.tx_packets++;
 	dev->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
 
-	dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
 	/* FIXME: do hardware work here ... */
 
+	dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }