diff --git a/drivers/net/macvtap.c b/drivers/net/macvtap.c
index 22b4cf2..ba1e5db 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvtap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvtap.c
@@ -859,7 +859,10 @@
 	}
 	if (skb) {
 		ret = macvtap_put_user(q, skb, to);
-		kfree_skb(skb);
+		if (unlikely(ret < 0))
+			kfree_skb(skb);
+		else
+			consume_skb(skb);
 	}
 	if (!noblock)
 		finish_wait(sk_sleep(&q->sk), &wait);
diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index 6d44da1..9c58286 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -1362,7 +1362,10 @@
 		return 0;
 
 	ret = tun_put_user(tun, tfile, skb, to);
-	kfree_skb(skb);
+	if (unlikely(ret < 0))
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+	else
+		consume_skb(skb);
 
 	return ret;
 }