diff --git a/net/tipc/msg.c b/net/tipc/msg.c
index 3e4d3e2..e3afe16 100644
--- a/net/tipc/msg.c
+++ b/net/tipc/msg.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 	if (likely(res))
 		return dsz;
 
-	buf_discard(*buf);
+	kfree_skb(*buf);
 	*buf = NULL;
 	return -EFAULT;
 }