diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
index 7f5851c612181e42489dddbaa2e6450950ce64f9..ca4b55839a8a71622deb2b69b0ef568cfbc85005 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
@@ -1262,8 +1262,10 @@ static void mlx5e_handle_rx_cqe(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe)
 	mlx5e_complete_rx_cqe(rq, cqe, cqe_bcnt, skb);
 
 	if (mlx5e_cqe_regb_chain(cqe))
-		if (!mlx5e_tc_update_skb(cqe, skb))
+		if (!mlx5e_tc_update_skb(cqe, skb)) {
+			dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 			goto free_wqe;
+		}
 
 	napi_gro_receive(rq->cq.napi, skb);
 
@@ -1316,8 +1318,10 @@ static void mlx5e_handle_rx_cqe_rep(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe)
 	if (rep->vlan && skb_vlan_tag_present(skb))
 		skb_vlan_pop(skb);
 
-	if (!mlx5e_rep_tc_update_skb(cqe, skb, &tc_priv))
+	if (!mlx5e_rep_tc_update_skb(cqe, skb, &tc_priv)) {
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		goto free_wqe;
+	}
 
 	napi_gro_receive(rq->cq.napi, skb);
 
@@ -1371,8 +1375,10 @@ static void mlx5e_handle_rx_cqe_mpwrq_rep(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5_cqe64
 
 	mlx5e_complete_rx_cqe(rq, cqe, cqe_bcnt, skb);
 
-	if (!mlx5e_rep_tc_update_skb(cqe, skb, &tc_priv))
+	if (!mlx5e_rep_tc_update_skb(cqe, skb, &tc_priv)) {
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		goto mpwrq_cqe_out;
+	}
 
 	napi_gro_receive(rq->cq.napi, skb);
 
@@ -1528,8 +1534,10 @@ static void mlx5e_handle_rx_cqe_mpwrq(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5_cqe64 *cq
 	mlx5e_complete_rx_cqe(rq, cqe, cqe_bcnt, skb);
 
 	if (mlx5e_cqe_regb_chain(cqe))
-		if (!mlx5e_tc_update_skb(cqe, skb))
+		if (!mlx5e_tc_update_skb(cqe, skb)) {
+			dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 			goto mpwrq_cqe_out;
+		}
 
 	napi_gro_receive(rq->cq.napi, skb);