1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c b/drivers/net/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c
index 53c56cf8aca..e44644f169f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c
@@ -1847,9 +1847,9 @@ static int pch_gbe_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
         unsigned long flags;
 
         if (unlikely(skb->len > (adapter->hw.mac.max_frame_size - 4))) {
-                dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
                 pr_err("Transfer length Error: skb len: %d > max: %d\n",
                        skb->len, adapter->hw.mac.max_frame_size);
+                dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
                 adapter->stats.tx_length_errors++;
                 return NETDEV_TX_OK;
         }