diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/inline_crypto/chtls/chtls_cm.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/inline_crypto/chtls/chtls_cm.c
index 04a8bd5af3b9..3022c802d09a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/inline_crypto/chtls/chtls_cm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/inline_crypto/chtls/chtls_cm.c
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@ static void chtls_pass_accept_request(struct sock *sk,
 
 	newsk = chtls_recv_sock(sk, oreq, network_hdr, req, cdev);
 	if (!newsk)
-		goto free_oreq;
+		goto reject;
 
 	if (chtls_get_module(newsk))
 		goto reject;
@@ -1413,8 +1413,6 @@ static void chtls_pass_accept_request(struct sock *sk,
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 	return;
 
-free_oreq:
-	chtls_reqsk_free(oreq);
 reject:
 	mk_tid_release(reply_skb, 0, tid);
 	cxgb4_ofld_send(cdev->lldi->ports[0], reply_skb);