diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c
index 36052b9..5875661 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@
 	skb_tx_timestamp(new_skb);
 
 	dev->stats.tx_bytes += len;
-	dev_kfree_skb(new_skb);
+	dev_consume_skb_any(new_skb);
 
 	return 0;
 }