diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
index a16d267fbce4..e71cdde9cb01 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
@@ -3612,7 +3612,7 @@ static int ixgbevf_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 	u8 *dst_mac = skb_header_pointer(skb, 0, 0, NULL);
 
 	if (!dst_mac || is_link_local_ether_addr(dst_mac)) {
-		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 	}