diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index b1b3c523185de39a2e5f38670cda26cf1aba6b17..6027e1119c3fd8fde2fefae8536b35603ac343d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -6687,7 +6687,8 @@ static int iwl3945_mac_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	if (priv->iw_mode == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MNTR) {
 		IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211("leave - monitor\n");
-		return -1;
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	IWL_DEBUG_TX("dev->xmit(%d bytes) at rate 0x%02x\n", skb->len,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
index 5ed16ce784689b9c1439d4fe96a98bd032a03e3f..0bd55bb19739b4f506944ef1c1489d88ae820b86 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
@@ -6237,7 +6237,8 @@ static int iwl4965_mac_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	if (priv->iw_mode == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MNTR) {
 		IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211("leave - monitor\n");
-		return -1;
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	IWL_DEBUG_TX("dev->xmit(%d bytes) at rate 0x%02x\n", skb->len,