diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/davicom/dm9000.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/davicom/dm9000.c
index a1a2b4028a5c..8c4b93be333b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/davicom/dm9000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/davicom/dm9000.c
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ dm9000_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&db->lock, flags);
 
 	/* free this SKB */
-	dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+	dev_consume_skb_any(skb);
 
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }