diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c
index 18fd62fbfb64..b339125b2f09 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static int sonic_send_packet(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	laddr = dma_map_single(lp->device, skb->data, length, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 	if (!laddr) {
 		pr_err_ratelimited("%s: failed to map tx DMA buffer.\n", dev->name);
-		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 	}