diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
index 0b6f0908f3e1..ce0dd78826af 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
@@ -844,6 +844,7 @@ axienet_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
 		if (net_ratelimit())
 			netdev_err(ndev, "TX DMA mapping error\n");
 		ndev->stats.tx_dropped++;
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 	}
 	desc_set_phys_addr(lp, phys, cur_p);
@@ -864,6 +865,7 @@ axienet_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
 			ndev->stats.tx_dropped++;
 			axienet_free_tx_chain(lp, orig_tail_ptr, ii + 1,
 					      true, NULL, 0);
+			dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 			return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 		}
 		desc_set_phys_addr(lp, phys, cur_p);