diff --git a/drivers/net/caif/caif_serial.c b/drivers/net/caif/caif_serial.c
index a0f954f36c09f37371dea2e74cd6de489fcf7b26..44e6c7b1b2226f06c66bc84b9463e69e0e09000e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/caif/caif_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/net/caif/caif_serial.c
@@ -257,10 +257,7 @@ static int handle_tx(struct ser_device *ser)
 		if (skb->len == 0) {
 			struct sk_buff *tmp = skb_dequeue(&ser->head);
 			WARN_ON(tmp != skb);
-			if (in_interrupt())
-				dev_kfree_skb_irq(skb);
-			else
-				kfree_skb(skb);
+			dev_consume_skb_any(skb);
 		}
 	}
 	/* Send flow off if queue is empty */