diff --git a/drivers/net/vxlan.c b/drivers/net/vxlan.c
index db96f3a16f6c..e6944b29588e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vxlan.c
@@ -2171,9 +2171,11 @@ static netdev_tx_t vxlan_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 #endif
 	}
 
-	if (vxlan->flags & VXLAN_F_COLLECT_METADATA &&
-	    info && info->mode & IP_TUNNEL_INFO_TX) {
-		vxlan_xmit_one(skb, dev, NULL, false);
+	if (vxlan->flags & VXLAN_F_COLLECT_METADATA) {
+		if (info && info->mode & IP_TUNNEL_INFO_TX)
+			vxlan_xmit_one(skb, dev, NULL, false);
+		else
+			kfree_skb(skb);
 		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 	}