diff --git a/net/can/af_can.c b/net/can/af_can.c
index 743470680127a79ef13890879dd293170ae61075..80281ef2ccbd227fcdb6a2f482c70c35dd1c1def 100644
--- a/net/can/af_can.c
+++ b/net/can/af_can.c
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(can_ioctl);
 static void can_sock_destruct(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	skb_queue_purge(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
+	skb_queue_purge(&sk->sk_error_queue);
 }
 
 static const struct can_proto *can_get_proto(int protocol)