diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_x25.c b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_x25.c
index c84536b03aa84e5cce1637238ce065512dc7b390..f70336bb6f5244e3064a20a28f06dec5a0f9103f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_x25.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_x25.c
@@ -71,8 +71,10 @@ static int x25_data_indication(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	unsigned char *ptr;
 
-	if (skb_cow(skb, 1))
+	if (skb_cow(skb, 1)) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return NET_RX_DROP;
+	}
 
 	skb_push(skb, 1);
 	skb_reset_network_header(skb);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c b/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c
index 284832314f3109b9da0c8f30a74809fa20ed856e..b2868433718f61dbf70cfab88576dd73a9fce54e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c
@@ -128,10 +128,12 @@ static int lapbeth_data_indication(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	unsigned char *ptr;
 
-	skb_push(skb, 1);
-
-	if (skb_cow(skb, 1))
+	if (skb_cow(skb, 1)) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return NET_RX_DROP;
+	}
+
+	skb_push(skb, 1);
 
 	ptr  = skb->data;
 	*ptr = X25_IFACE_DATA;