diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
index 28b640fa2e35..2e12ccf73dba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -1820,6 +1820,7 @@ static int i40e_clean_rx_irq(struct i40e_ring *rx_ring, int budget)
 		 */
 		if (unlikely(i40e_test_staterr(rx_desc, BIT(I40E_RXD_QW1_ERROR_SHIFT)))) {
 			dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+			skb = NULL;
 			continue;
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
index 90ebc5ac16fd..7bfed441c466 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -1262,6 +1262,7 @@ static int i40e_clean_rx_irq(struct i40e_ring *rx_ring, int budget)
 		 */
 		if (unlikely(i40e_test_staterr(rx_desc, BIT(I40E_RXD_QW1_ERROR_SHIFT)))) {
 			dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+			skb = NULL;
 			continue;
 		}