diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
index b81bd37..ecbd813 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
@@ -870,6 +870,7 @@
 		       (unsigned long)packet->send_completion_tid;
 
 		packet->page_buf_cnt = 0;
+		packet->send_completion_tid = 0;
 		packet->send_buf_index = section_index;
 		packet->total_data_buflen += msd_len;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
index 0c99818..75beb89 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
@@ -234,11 +234,10 @@
 	struct hv_netvsc_packet *packet = (struct hv_netvsc_packet *)context;
 	struct sk_buff *skb = (struct sk_buff *)
 		(unsigned long)packet->send_completion_tid;
-	u32 index = packet->send_buf_index;
 
 	kfree(packet);
 
-	if (skb && (index == NETVSC_INVALID_INDEX))
+	if (skb)
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 }