diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index 54fb4a0e76f0..b01e467b76c6 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -1788,9 +1788,11 @@ ieee80211_rx_h_mesh_fwding(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 
 			fwd_skb = skb_copy(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 
-			if (!fwd_skb && net_ratelimit())
+			if (!fwd_skb && net_ratelimit()) {
 				printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: failed to clone mesh frame\n",
 						   sdata->name);
+				goto out;
+			}
 
 			fwd_hdr =  (struct ieee80211_hdr *) fwd_skb->data;
 			memcpy(fwd_hdr->addr2, sdata->vif.addr, ETH_ALEN);
@@ -1828,6 +1830,7 @@ ieee80211_rx_h_mesh_fwding(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 		}
 	}
 
+ out:
 	if (is_multicast_ether_addr(hdr->addr1) ||
 	    sdata->dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC)
 		return RX_CONTINUE;