diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/i825xx/sun3_82586.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/i825xx/sun3_82586.c
index 1a86184d44c0ae8cc2f96b0d942c70711630c4df..0f0304043070ba0dd61f0b29e89f43bbc1c59a67 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/i825xx/sun3_82586.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/i825xx/sun3_82586.c
@@ -1015,6 +1015,7 @@ sun3_82586_send_packet(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	if(skb->len > XMIT_BUFF_SIZE)
 	{
 		printk("%s: Sorry, max. framelength is %d bytes. The length of your frame is %d bytes.\n",dev->name,XMIT_BUFF_SIZE,skb->len);
+		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 	}