diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/adaptec/starfire.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/adaptec/starfire.c
index 097467f44b0d6..816540e6beacc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/adaptec/starfire.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/adaptec/starfire.c
@@ -1390,7 +1390,7 @@ static irqreturn_t intr_handler(int irq, void *dev_instance)
 					}
 				}
 
-				dev_kfree_skb_irq(skb);
+				dev_consume_skb_irq(skb);
 			}
 			np->tx_done_q[np->tx_done].status = 0;
 			np->tx_done = (np->tx_done + 1) % DONE_Q_SIZE;