diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 98f17b05c68b..b06169ea60dc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ static void free_old_xmit_skbs(struct send_queue *sq)
 		bytes += skb->len;
 		packets++;
 
-		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+		dev_consume_skb_any(skb);
 	}
 
 	/* Avoid overhead when no packets have been processed