diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc911x.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc911x.c
index c50fb08c9905..66b05e62f70a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc911x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc911x.c
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ static int smc911x_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		dev->stats.tx_errors++;
 		dev->stats.tx_dropped++;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lp->lock, flags);
-		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 	}