diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xscale/ixp4xx_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xscale/ixp4xx_eth.c
index aee55c03def0d4d462c9d8a6ea67f03e4c840c11..ed6623a9801e4c42916d1d32f399cc96bdec0547 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xscale/ixp4xx_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xscale/ixp4xx_eth.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 #ifdef __ARMEB__
 typedef struct sk_buff buffer_t;
 #define free_buffer dev_kfree_skb
-#define free_buffer_irq dev_kfree_skb_irq
+#define free_buffer_irq dev_consume_skb_irq
 #else
 typedef void buffer_t;
 #define free_buffer kfree