diff --git a/net/ieee802154/socket.c b/net/ieee802154/socket.c
index a45a0401adc5..c25f7617770c 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/socket.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/socket.c
@@ -984,6 +984,11 @@ static const struct proto_ops ieee802154_dgram_ops = {
 	.sendpage	   = sock_no_sendpage,
 };
 
+static void ieee802154_sock_destruct(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	skb_queue_purge(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
+}
+
 /* Create a socket. Initialise the socket, blank the addresses
  * set the state.
  */
@@ -1024,7 +1029,7 @@ static int ieee802154_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock,
 	sock->ops = ops;
 
 	sock_init_data(sock, sk);
-	/* FIXME: sk->sk_destruct */
+	sk->sk_destruct = ieee802154_sock_destruct;
 	sk->sk_family = PF_IEEE802154;
 
 	/* Checksums on by default */