diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index c93812733f1d..501f3cc703dd 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -3542,10 +3542,13 @@ gro_result_t napi_skb_finish(gro_result_t ret, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		break;
 
 	case GRO_DROP:
-	case GRO_MERGED_FREE:
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		break;
 
+	case GRO_MERGED_FREE:
+		consume_skb(skb);
+		break;
+
 	case GRO_HELD:
 	case GRO_MERGED:
 		break;