diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
index d324ac308e6d..65d37257e033 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
@@ -1421,6 +1421,7 @@ static void xenvif_tx_build_gops(struct xenvif_queue *queue,
 			skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags = MAX_SKB_FRAGS;
 			nskb = xenvif_alloc_skb(0);
 			if (unlikely(nskb == NULL)) {
+				skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags = 0;
 				kfree_skb(skb);
 				xenvif_tx_err(queue, &txreq, idx);
 				if (net_ratelimit())
@@ -1436,6 +1437,7 @@ static void xenvif_tx_build_gops(struct xenvif_queue *queue,
 
 			if (xenvif_set_skb_gso(queue->vif, skb, gso)) {
 				/* Failure in xenvif_set_skb_gso is fatal. */
+				skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags = 0;
 				kfree_skb(skb);
 				kfree_skb(nskb);
 				break;