diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_ethtool.c
index 070e8a360af19f3f14fdc8279da75a839b6a3986..05c5984073d732a2b5b109a06df6d9c6fcfd88c7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_ethtool.c
@@ -254,11 +254,13 @@ static int hns3_lp_run_test(struct net_device *ndev, enum hnae3_loop mode)
 
 		skb_get(skb);
 		tx_ret = hns3_nic_net_xmit(skb, ndev);
-		if (tx_ret == NETDEV_TX_OK)
+		if (tx_ret == NETDEV_TX_OK) {
 			good_cnt++;
-		else
+		} else {
+			kfree_skb(skb);
 			netdev_err(ndev, "hns3_lb_run_test xmit failed: %d\n",
 				   tx_ret);
+		}
 	}
 	if (good_cnt != HNS3_NIC_LB_TEST_PKT_NUM) {
 		ret_val = HNS3_NIC_LB_TEST_TX_CNT_ERR;