diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index d3408a69316622a59de0ce19d5197be56d5a87a4..8357f164c66092b9c99996782d29de246c54dbd6 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ static void zap_completion_queue(void)
 			struct sk_buff *skb = clist;
 			clist = clist->next;
 			if (!skb_irq_freeable(skb)) {
-				refcount_inc(&skb->users);
+				refcount_set(&skb->users, 1);
 				dev_kfree_skb_any(skb); /* put this one back */
 			} else {
 				__kfree_skb(skb);