diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_input.c b/net/ipv4/ip_input.c
index 87abd3e2bd329..2bdf802e28e27 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_input.c
@@ -228,9 +228,11 @@ static int ip_local_deliver_finish(struct sk_buff *skb)
 					icmp_send(skb, ICMP_DEST_UNREACH,
 						  ICMP_PROT_UNREACH, 0);
 				}
-			} else
+				kfree_skb(skb);
+			} else {
 				IP_INC_STATS_BH(net, IPSTATS_MIB_INDELIVERS);
-			kfree_skb(skb);
+				consume_skb(skb);
+			}
 		}
 	}
  out:
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
index 5b10414e619e5..b1876e52091e1 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
@@ -241,9 +241,11 @@ static int ip6_input_finish(struct sk_buff *skb)
 				icmpv6_send(skb, ICMPV6_PARAMPROB,
 					    ICMPV6_UNK_NEXTHDR, nhoff);
 			}
-		} else
+			kfree_skb(skb);
+		} else {
 			IP6_INC_STATS_BH(net, idev, IPSTATS_MIB_INDELIVERS);
-		kfree_skb(skb);
+			consume_skb(skb);
+		}
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return 0;