diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/rmnet_ipa.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/rmnet_ipa.c
index 50e820992f29..2420dd78b4c0 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/rmnet_ipa.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/rmnet_ipa.c
@@ -1144,17 +1144,19 @@ static void apps_ipa_tx_complete_notify(void *priv,
 	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)priv;
 	struct wwan_private *wwan_ptr;
 
-	if (evt != IPA_WRITE_DONE) {
-		IPAWANDBG("unsupported event on Tx callback\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
 	if (dev != ipa_netdevs[0]) {
 		IPAWANDBG("Received pre-SSR packet completion\n");
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (evt != IPA_WRITE_DONE) {
+		IPAWANERR("unsupported evt on Tx callback, Drop the packet\n");
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+		dev->stats.tx_dropped++;
+		return;
+	}
+
 	wwan_ptr = netdev_priv(dev);
 	atomic_dec(&wwan_ptr->outstanding_pkts);
 	__netif_tx_lock_bh(netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, 0));
diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/rmnet_ipa.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/rmnet_ipa.c
index a4eab02cb571..aebdaab3ac77 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/rmnet_ipa.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/rmnet_ipa.c
@@ -1157,17 +1157,19 @@ static void apps_ipa_tx_complete_notify(void *priv,
 	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)priv;
 	struct ipa3_wwan_private *wwan_ptr;
 
-	if (evt != IPA_WRITE_DONE) {
-		IPAWANDBG("unsupported event on Tx callback\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
 	if (dev != IPA_NETDEV()) {
 		IPAWANDBG("Received pre-SSR packet completion\n");
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (evt != IPA_WRITE_DONE) {
+		IPAWANERR("unsupported evt on Tx callback, Drop the packet\n");
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+		dev->stats.tx_dropped++;
+		return;
+	}
+
 	wwan_ptr = netdev_priv(dev);
 	atomic_dec(&wwan_ptr->outstanding_pkts);
 	__netif_tx_lock_bh(netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, 0));