diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index f0aecee4d539..ff60ff804074 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -2811,6 +2811,16 @@ static int xfrm_user_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 
 	err = link->doit(skb, nlh, attrs);
 
+	/* We need to free skb allocated in xfrm_alloc_compat() before
+	 * returning from this function, because consume_skb() won't take
+	 * care of frag_list since netlink destructor sets
+	 * sbk->head to NULL. (see netlink_skb_destructor())
+	 */
+	if (skb_has_frag_list(skb)) {
+		kfree_skb(skb_shinfo(skb)->frag_list);
+		skb_shinfo(skb)->frag_list = NULL;
+	}
+
 err:
 	kvfree(nlh64);
 	return err;