diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 508408fbe78f..1d8373773a90 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -732,6 +732,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *receive_small(struct net_device *dev,
 			fallthrough;
 		case XDP_ABORTED:
 			trace_xdp_exception(vi->dev, xdp_prog, act);
+			goto err_xdp;
 		case XDP_DROP:
 			goto err_xdp;
 		}