diff --git a/drivers/net/veth.c b/drivers/net/veth.c
index 9e525646df1d..ce085659d55f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/veth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/veth.c
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *veth_xdp_rcv_skb(struct veth_rq *rq,
 	int mac_len, delta, off;
 	struct xdp_buff xdp;
 
-	skb_orphan(skb);
+	skb_orphan_partial(skb);
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	xdp_prog = rcu_dereference(rq->xdp_prog);