diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl3501_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl3501_cs.c
index 122d36439319..8638c7c72bc3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl3501_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl3501_cs.c
@@ -1328,7 +1328,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t wl3501_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	} else {
 		++dev->stats.tx_packets;
 		dev->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
-		kfree_skb(skb);
+		dev_kfree_skb_irq(skb);
 
 		if (this->tx_buffer_cnt < 2)
 			netif_stop_queue(dev);