diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index 733bf52..b40c9a9 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -697,6 +697,7 @@
 
 	if (atomic_read(&sk->sk_rmem_alloc) <= sk->sk_rcvbuf &&
 	    !test_bit(0, &nlk->state)) {
+		skb_orphan(skb);
 		skb_set_owner_r(skb, sk);
 		skb_queue_tail(&sk->sk_receive_queue, skb);
 		sk->sk_data_ready(sk, skb->len);