diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.c b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.c
index 47541e1608f3..ebb3ebc7176b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.c
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ int cvm_oct_xmit_pow(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		printk_ratelimited("%s: Failed to allocate a work queue entry\n",
 				   dev->name);
 		priv->stats.tx_dropped++;
-		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ int cvm_oct_xmit_pow(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 				   dev->name);
 		cvmx_fpa_free(work, CVMX_FPA_WQE_POOL, DONT_WRITEBACK(1));
 		priv->stats.tx_dropped++;
-		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ int cvm_oct_xmit_pow(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 			     work->grp);
 	priv->stats.tx_packets++;
 	priv->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
-	dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+	dev_consume_skb_any(skb);
 	return 0;
 }