diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/qmi_wwan.c b/drivers/net/usb/qmi_wwan.c
index b55fd76348f9f8479158b808dc5a79708515c0e1..ad5feb20dd0f0041fa515a3725922f29384db240 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/qmi_wwan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/qmi_wwan.c
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ static int qmimux_rx_fixup(struct usbnet *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			break;
 		default:
 			/* not ip - do not know what to do */
+			kfree_skb(skbn);
 			goto skip;
 		}