diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index f411c28d0a66..a989f8502412 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -2673,7 +2673,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *validate_xmit_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device
 
 		segs = skb_gso_segment(skb, features);
 		if (IS_ERR(segs)) {
-			segs = NULL;
+			goto out_kfree_skb;
 		} else if (segs) {
 			consume_skb(skb);
 			skb = segs;