diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
index 8a1bbd2a6a20cd57d25192b88f7071d0066c8277..e03fcf914690c9a9e8fae548c4702f402d698f47 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
@@ -6863,7 +6863,7 @@ static void rtl8169_tx_clear_range(struct rtl8169_private *tp, u32 start,
 			rtl8169_unmap_tx_skb(&tp->pci_dev->dev, tx_skb,
 					     tp->TxDescArray + entry);
 			if (skb) {
-				dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+				dev_consume_skb_any(skb);
 				tx_skb->skb = NULL;
 			}
 		}
@@ -7318,7 +7318,7 @@ static void rtl_tx(struct net_device *dev, struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 			tp->tx_stats.packets++;
 			tp->tx_stats.bytes += tx_skb->skb->len;
 			u64_stats_update_end(&tp->tx_stats.syncp);
-			dev_kfree_skb_any(tx_skb->skb);
+			dev_consume_skb_any(tx_skb->skb);
 			tx_skb->skb = NULL;
 		}
 		dirty_tx++;