diff --git a/wl_netdev.c b/wl_netdev.c
index 77e4be21e44b8cdb50d41979ef118135d0a2c420..a10d014365f271e6fe05a4c5c844121ad7a06dcf 100644
--- a/wl_netdev.c
+++ b/wl_netdev.c
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ int wl_send(struct wl_private *lp)
 
 		/* Free the skb and perform queue cleanup, as the buffer was
 		   transmitted successfully */
-		dev_kfree_skb(lp->txF.skb);
+		dev_consume_skb_any( lp->txF.skb );
 
 		lp->txF.skb = NULL;
 		lp->txF.port = 0;
@@ -1750,7 +1750,7 @@ int wl_send_dma(struct wl_private *lp, struct sk_buff *skb, int port)
 			WL_WDS_NETIF_STOP_QUEUE(lp);
 			lp->netif_queue_on = FALSE;
 
-			dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+			dev_kfree_skb_any( skb );
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1775,7 +1775,7 @@ int wl_send_dma(struct wl_private *lp, struct sk_buff *skb, int port)
 
 	/* Free the skb and perform queue cleanup, as the buffer was
 	   transmitted successfully */
-	dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+	dev_consume_skb_any( skb );
 
 	return TRUE;
 }				/* wl_send_dma */