diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index fec5212d43374835156049f8b7c5f0bc828dcdde..d2df4e3d1032496dbf294f4d7b0b741ddfaac6d8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -4321,8 +4321,8 @@ static void ixgbe_clean_rx_ring(struct ixgbe_ring *rx_ring)
 				IXGBE_CB(skb)->page_released = false;
 			}
 			dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+			rx_buffer->skb = NULL;
 		}
-		rx_buffer->skb = NULL;
 		if (rx_buffer->dma)
 			dma_unmap_page(dev, rx_buffer->dma,
 				       ixgbe_rx_pg_size(rx_ring),