diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index 4b7e756181c9ec96eea6b0f5397aec3c87008a5a..c635de52526c9ddcd155cbf12d87b315a116c80f 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -215,10 +215,12 @@ static void zap_completion_queue(void)
 		while (clist != NULL) {
 			struct sk_buff *skb = clist;
 			clist = clist->next;
-			if (skb->destructor)
+			if (skb->destructor) {
+				atomic_inc(&skb->users);
 				dev_kfree_skb_any(skb); /* put this one back */
-			else
+			} else {
 				__kfree_skb(skb);
+			}
 		}
 	}