diff --git a/net/can/af_can.c b/net/can/af_can.c
index 547bafc79e28..10f0528c3bf5 100644
--- a/net/can/af_can.c
+++ b/net/can/af_can.c
@@ -674,8 +674,8 @@ static int can_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
-	/* free the skbuff allocated by the netdevice driver */
-	kfree_skb(skb);
+	/* consume the skbuff allocated by the netdevice driver */
+	consume_skb(skb);
 
 	if (matches > 0) {
 		can_stats.matches++;