diff --git a/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/libcxgbi.c b/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/libcxgbi.c
index 7da59c38a69e..eb58afcfb73b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/libcxgbi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/libcxgbi.c
@@ -2294,10 +2294,12 @@ int cxgbi_conn_xmit_pdu(struct iscsi_task *task)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	kfree_skb(skb);
 	log_debug(1 << CXGBI_DBG_ISCSI | 1 << CXGBI_DBG_PDU_TX,
 		"itt 0x%x, skb 0x%p, len %u/%u, xmit err %d.\n",
 		task->itt, skb, skb->len, skb->data_len, err);
+
+	kfree_skb(skb);
+
 	iscsi_conn_printk(KERN_ERR, task->conn, "xmit err %d.\n", err);
 	iscsi_conn_failure(task->conn, ISCSI_ERR_XMIT_FAILED);
 	return err;