diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
index 41736937e040bcb638afc9971fefb879094095a4..239273b7b881e0cd6476cc8e608edcc15b480937 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
@@ -1919,7 +1919,7 @@ static u16 be_tx_compl_process(struct be_adapter *adapter,
 		queue_tail_inc(txq);
 	} while (cur_index != last_index);
 
-	kfree_skb(sent_skb);
+	dev_kfree_skb_any(sent_skb);
 	return num_wrbs;
 }