diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c
index 39f186252e02..7d26d9c0b2fb 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ static int uml_net_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lp->lock, flags);
 
-	dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+	dev_consume_skb_any(skb);
 
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }