diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/qmi_wwan.c b/drivers/net/usb/qmi_wwan.c
index a1c9233e264d9e93519c226c088bfc713a5b65c2..d412331c1f6afef0ee5679415468b3a9a99326d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/qmi_wwan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/qmi_wwan.c
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ 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;
 		}