diff --git a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan.c b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan.c
index ad0c2264e537724e12c92c44f8f023d0a88e6825..cd5007f3a5695cf5290827fa777dbd9d6704efc6 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan.c
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ lowpan_process_data(struct sk_buff *skb)
 			kfree(frame);
 
 			if (lowpan_fetch_skb_u8(skb, &iphc0))
-				goto unlock_and_drop;
+				goto drop;
 
 			break;
 		}