diff --git a/drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_core.c b/drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_core.c
index 2b0f00f92eae3..d507155e62ce0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_core.c
@@ -2341,7 +2341,7 @@ static int encap_bypass_if_local(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 			DEV_STATS_INC(dev, tx_errors);
 			vxlan_vnifilter_count(vxlan, vni, NULL,
 					      VXLAN_VNI_STATS_TX_ERRORS, 0);
-			kfree_skb(skb);
+			kfree_skb_reason(skb, SKB_DROP_REASON_VXLAN_INVALID_HDR);
 
 			return -ENOENT;
 		}