diff --git a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/soft-interface.c b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
index 14b5ccaeaca0..c3b52885b086 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ int interface_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&orig_hash_lock, flags);
 dropped:
 	priv->stats.tx_dropped++;
+	kfree_skb(skb);
 end:
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }