diff --git a/drivers/net/macsec.c b/drivers/net/macsec.c
index 8f46aa1ddec0..cb7637364b40 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macsec.c
@@ -1235,6 +1235,7 @@ static rx_handler_result_t macsec_handle_frame(struct sk_buff **pskb)
 		macsec_rxsa_put(rx_sa);
 	macsec_rxsc_put(rx_sc);
 
+	skb_orphan(skb);
 	ret = gro_cells_receive(&macsec->gro_cells, skb);
 	if (ret == NET_RX_SUCCESS)
 		count_rx(dev, skb->len);