diff --git a/drivers/net/ntb_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ntb_netdev.c
index 0d4a6ee5a7f0..28d6fea54384 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ntb_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ntb_netdev.c
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ static void ntb_netdev_rx_handler(struct ntb_transport_qp *qp, void *qp_data,
 
 	rc = ntb_transport_rx_enqueue(qp, skb, skb->data, ndev->mtu + ETH_HLEN);
 	if (rc) {
+		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 		ndev->stats.rx_errors++;
 		ndev->stats.rx_fifo_errors++;
 	}