diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_tx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_tx.c
index dae3da6d8dd08..bc8f51c77d808 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_tx.c
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ static u32 mlx4_en_free_tx_desc(struct mlx4_en_priv *priv,
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+	dev_consume_skb_any(skb);
 	return tx_info->nr_txbb;
 }