diff --git a/drivers/net/arcnet/arcnet.c b/drivers/net/arcnet/arcnet.c
index 553776cc1d29..2b112d3d8540 100644
--- a/drivers/net/arcnet/arcnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/arcnet/arcnet.c
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ static void arcnet_reply_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 
 	ret = sock_queue_err_skb(sk, ackskb);
 	if (ret)
-		kfree_skb(ackskb);
+		dev_kfree_skb_irq(ackskb);
 
 	local_irq_enable();
 };