diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/allwinner/sun4i-emac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/allwinner/sun4i-emac.c
index 511f6eecd58b..fcaeeb8a4929 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/allwinner/sun4i-emac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/allwinner/sun4i-emac.c
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ static int emac_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&db->lock, flags);
 
 	/* free this SKB */
-	dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+	dev_consume_skb_any(skb);
 
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }