diff --git a/net/atm/lec.c b/net/atm/lec.c
index a7d1721..3da125c 100644
--- a/net/atm/lec.c
+++ b/net/atm/lec.c
@@ -231,9 +231,11 @@
 	if (skb_headroom(skb) < 2) {
 		pr_debug("reallocating skb\n");
 		skb2 = skb_realloc_headroom(skb, LEC_HEADER_LEN);
-		kfree_skb(skb);
-		if (skb2 == NULL)
+		if (unlikely(!skb2)) {
+			kfree_skb(skb);
 			return NETDEV_TX_OK;
+		}
+		consume_skb(skb);
 		skb = skb2;
 	}
 	skb_push(skb, 2);
diff --git a/net/atm/pppoatm.c b/net/atm/pppoatm.c
index ce1e59f..226dca9 100644
--- a/net/atm/pppoatm.c
+++ b/net/atm/pppoatm.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
 				kfree_skb(n);
 				goto nospace;
 			}
-			kfree_skb(skb);
+			consume_skb(skb);
 			skb = n;
 			if (skb == NULL)
 				return DROP_PACKET;
diff --git a/net/ax25/ax25_out.c b/net/ax25/ax25_out.c
index be8a25e..be2acab 100644
--- a/net/ax25/ax25_out.c
+++ b/net/ax25/ax25_out.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@
 		if (skb->sk != NULL)
 			skb_set_owner_w(skbn, skb->sk);
 
-		kfree_skb(skb);
+		consume_skb(skb);
 		skb = skbn;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/ax25/ax25_route.c b/net/ax25/ax25_route.c
index a655880..d390977 100644
--- a/net/ax25/ax25_route.c
+++ b/net/ax25/ax25_route.c
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@
 		if (skb->sk != NULL)
 			skb_set_owner_w(skbn, skb->sk);
 
-		kfree_skb(skb);
+		consume_skb(skb);
 
 		skb = skbn;
 	}
diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_neigh.c b/net/decnet/dn_neigh.c
index ac90f658..8e9a35b 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_neigh.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_neigh.c
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
 			kfree_skb(skb);
 			return -ENOBUFS;
 		}
-		kfree_skb(skb);
+		consume_skb(skb);
 		skb = skb2;
 		net_info_ratelimited("dn_long_output: Increasing headroom\n");
 	}
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
 			kfree_skb(skb);
 			return -ENOBUFS;
 		}
-		kfree_skb(skb);
+		consume_skb(skb);
 		skb = skb2;
 		net_info_ratelimited("dn_short_output: Increasing headroom\n");
 	}
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
 			kfree_skb(skb);
 			return -ENOBUFS;
 		}
-		kfree_skb(skb);
+		consume_skb(skb);
 		skb = skb2;
 		net_info_ratelimited("dn_phase3_output: Increasing headroom\n");
 	}
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
index 451f97c..b99ca4e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
 		}
 		if (skb->sk)
 			skb_set_owner_w(skb2, skb->sk);
-		kfree_skb(skb);
+		consume_skb(skb);
 		skb = skb2;
 	}
 
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@
 
 		IP_INC_STATS(dev_net(dev), IPSTATS_MIB_FRAGCREATES);
 	}
-	kfree_skb(skb);
+	consume_skb(skb);
 	IP_INC_STATS(dev_net(dev), IPSTATS_MIB_FRAGOKS);
 	return err;
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c
index 7fd66de..71d6ecb 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@
 			IP_VS_ERR_RL("%s(): no memory\n", __func__);
 			return NF_STOLEN;
 		}
-		kfree_skb(skb);
+		consume_skb(skb);
 		skb = new_skb;
 		old_iph = ip_hdr(skb);
 	}
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@
 			IP_VS_ERR_RL("%s(): no memory\n", __func__);
 			return NF_STOLEN;
 		}
-		kfree_skb(skb);
+		consume_skb(skb);
 		skb = new_skb;
 		old_iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	}