1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 5c498d2b043f..dc4c68718976 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -528,8 +528,12 @@ static int xmit_skb(struct virtnet_info *vi, struct sk_buff *skb)
         num = skb_to_sgvec(skb, sg+1, 0, skb->len) + 1;
 
         err = vi->svq->vq_ops->add_buf(vi->svq, sg, num, 0, skb);
-        if (err >= 0 && !vi->free_in_tasklet)
+        if (err >= 0 && !vi->free_in_tasklet) {
+                /* Don't wait up for transmitted skbs to be freed. */
+                skb_orphan(skb);
+                nf_reset(skb);
                 mod_timer(&vi->xmit_free_timer, jiffies + (HZ/10));
+        }
 
         return err;
 }