diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvneta.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvneta.c
index 12e03b15f0ab2..f7713c2c68e1c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvneta.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvneta.c
@@ -2097,7 +2097,8 @@ mvneta_run_xdp(struct mvneta_port *pp, struct mvneta_rx_queue *rxq,
 		err = xdp_do_redirect(pp->dev, xdp, prog);
 		if (err) {
 			ret = MVNETA_XDP_DROPPED;
-			xdp_return_buff(xdp);
+			page_pool_recycle_direct(rxq->page_pool,
+						 virt_to_head_page(xdp->data));
 		} else {
 			ret = MVNETA_XDP_REDIR;
 		}
@@ -2106,7 +2107,8 @@ mvneta_run_xdp(struct mvneta_port *pp, struct mvneta_rx_queue *rxq,
 	case XDP_TX:
 		ret = mvneta_xdp_xmit_back(pp, xdp);
 		if (ret != MVNETA_XDP_TX)
-			xdp_return_buff(xdp);
+			page_pool_recycle_direct(rxq->page_pool,
+						 virt_to_head_page(xdp->data));
 		break;
 	default:
 		bpf_warn_invalid_xdp_action(act);