diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aurora/nb8800.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aurora/nb8800.c
index 08a23e6b60e947894783f2115c2fe16abece84bc..1a3555d03a96a823e4936c06a2e9ce64d27ae851 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aurora/nb8800.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aurora/nb8800.c
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ static void nb8800_receive(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int i,
 		if (err) {
 			netdev_err(dev, "rx buffer allocation failed\n");
 			dev->stats.rx_dropped++;
+			dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 			return;
 		}