diff --git a/net/sched/sch_htb.c b/net/sched/sch_htb.c
index a85935e7d53d2852ed126f8f1045c798176ad0d0..558cc087e6023f687b616494a12768f6bebf7171 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_htb.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_htb.c
@@ -717,6 +717,10 @@ static int htb_enqueue(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *sch)
 	if (q->direct_queue.qlen < q->direct_qlen) {
 	    __skb_queue_tail(&q->direct_queue, skb);
 	    q->direct_pkts++;
+	} else {
+	    kfree_skb(skb);
+	    sch->qstats.drops++;
+	    return NET_XMIT_DROP;
 	}
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_CLS_ACT
     } else if (!cl) {