diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_rx.c
index 685a5b669704..3c555946cb2c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_rx.c
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ int mwifiex_process_rx_packet(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 			    skb->len, rx_pkt_off);
 		priv->stats.rx_dropped++;
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+		return -1;
 	}
 
 	if ((!memcmp(&rx_pkt_hdr->rfc1042_hdr, bridge_tunnel_header,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_txrx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_txrx.c
index b3915bfd3869..d6493638e702 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_txrx.c
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ static void mwifiex_uap_queue_bridged_pkt(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 			    skb->len, le16_to_cpu(uap_rx_pd->rx_pkt_offset));
 		priv->stats.rx_dropped++;
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+		return;
 	}
 
 	if ((!memcmp(&rx_pkt_hdr->rfc1042_hdr, bridge_tunnel_header,