diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 6f09c45dc20c..35b0e38fe31a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -4492,7 +4492,7 @@ 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;
@@ -4511,7 +4511,7 @@ 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, OOO_QUEUE, skb1,