diff --git a/net/rmnet_data/rmnet_data_vnd.c b/net/rmnet_data/rmnet_data_vnd.c
index 4e3a205551e0..2999e2c15fdb 100644
--- a/net/rmnet_data/rmnet_data_vnd.c
+++ b/net/rmnet_data/rmnet_data_vnd.c
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t rmnet_vnd_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			rmnet_vnd_add_qos_header(skb,
 						 dev,
 						 dev_conf->qos_version);
+		skb_orphan(skb);
 		rmnet_egress_handler(skb, &dev_conf->local_ep);
 	} else {
 		dev->stats.tx_dropped++;