diff --git a/drivers/net/can/can327.c b/drivers/net/can/can327.c
index 094197780776..ed3d0b8989a0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/can327.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/can327.c
@@ -263,8 +263,10 @@ static void can327_feed_frame_to_netdev(struct can327 *elm, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	lockdep_assert_held(&elm->lock);
 
-	if (!netif_running(elm->dev))
+	if (!netif_running(elm->dev)) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return;
+	}
 
 	/* Queue for NAPI pickup.
 	 * rx-offload will update stats and LEDs for us.