diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aeroflex/greth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aeroflex/greth.c
index 31e02ca56572..aa2d1b088df6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aeroflex/greth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aeroflex/greth.c
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ static int greth_init_rings(struct greth_private *greth)
 			if (dma_mapping_error(greth->dev, dma_addr)) {
 				if (netif_msg_ifup(greth))
 					dev_err(greth->dev, "Could not create initial DMA mapping\n");
+				dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 				goto cleanup;
 			}
 			greth->rx_skbuff[i] = skb;