diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index d0c47c2fefd2..44d136fd2af5 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -4517,7 +4517,7 @@ coalesce_done:
 				/* All the bits are present. Drop. */
 				NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk),
 					      LINUX_MIB_TCPOFOMERGE);
-				__kfree_skb(skb);
+				tcp_drop(sk, skb);
 				skb = NULL;
 				tcp_dsack_set(sk, seq, end_seq);
 				goto add_sack;
@@ -4536,7 +4536,7 @@ coalesce_done:
 						 TCP_SKB_CB(skb1)->end_seq);
 				NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk),
 					      LINUX_MIB_TCPOFOMERGE);
-				__kfree_skb(skb1);
+				tcp_drop(sk, skb1);
 				goto merge_right;
 			}
 		} else if (tcp_try_coalesce(sk, skb1, skb, &fragstolen)) {