diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qla3xxx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qla3xxx.c
index 76072f8c3d2fbcdbecd3a35aee734cc2cc9b26ff..0d57ffcedf0c6b59f566185625e8d07c28992618 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qla3xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qla3xxx.c
@@ -2471,6 +2471,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t ql3xxx_send(struct sk_buff *skb,
 					     skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags);
 	if (tx_cb->seg_count == -1) {
 		netdev_err(ndev, "%s: invalid segment count!\n", __func__);
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 	}