diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
index e5c89770cbc248a238852fd6c8afd254ed5f9136..9f2c9f1b8e061bb0f56175cc2cb7eb435d7ed0ee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -1941,6 +1941,7 @@ static int i40e_clean_rx_irq(struct i40e_ring *rx_ring, int budget)
 		 */
 		if (unlikely(i40e_test_staterr(rx_desc, BIT(I40E_RXD_QW1_ERROR_SHIFT)))) {
 			dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+			skb = NULL;
 			continue;
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
index d892922a2ed96dab9bc1e794d5fe55bf1862d2f7..38f93075f4960689d1126ad7265579b379f57e03 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -1299,6 +1299,7 @@ static int i40e_clean_rx_irq(struct i40e_ring *rx_ring, int budget)
 		 */
 		if (unlikely(i40e_test_staterr(rx_desc, BIT(I40E_RXD_QW1_ERROR_SHIFT)))) {
 			dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+			skb = NULL;
 			continue;
 		}