diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
index a30e41a56085..9a1b006904a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
@@ -1415,6 +1415,8 @@ static void __ppp_xmit_process(struct ppp *ppp, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			netif_wake_queue(ppp->dev);
 		else
 			netif_stop_queue(ppp->dev);
+	} else {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 	}
 	ppp_xmit_unlock(ppp);
 }