diff --git a/drivers/net/can/usb/usb_8dev.c b/drivers/net/can/usb/usb_8dev.c
index d1b83bd1b3cb..d4c8f934a1ce 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/usb/usb_8dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/usb/usb_8dev.c
@@ -670,9 +670,20 @@ static netdev_tx_t usb_8dev_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	atomic_inc(&priv->active_tx_urbs);
 
 	err = usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (unlikely(err))
-		goto failed;
-	else if (atomic_read(&priv->active_tx_urbs) >= MAX_TX_URBS)
+	if (unlikely(err)) {
+		can_free_echo_skb(netdev, context->echo_index, NULL);
+
+		usb_unanchor_urb(urb);
+		usb_free_coherent(priv->udev, size, buf, urb->transfer_dma);
+
+		atomic_dec(&priv->active_tx_urbs);
+
+		if (err == -ENODEV)
+			netif_device_detach(netdev);
+		else
+			netdev_warn(netdev, "failed tx_urb %d\n", err);
+		stats->tx_dropped++;
+	} else if (atomic_read(&priv->active_tx_urbs) >= MAX_TX_URBS)
 		/* Slow down tx path */
 		netif_stop_queue(netdev);
 
@@ -691,19 +702,6 @@ nofreecontext:
 
 	return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
 
-failed:
-	can_free_echo_skb(netdev, context->echo_index, NULL);
-
-	usb_unanchor_urb(urb);
-	usb_free_coherent(priv->udev, size, buf, urb->transfer_dma);
-
-	atomic_dec(&priv->active_tx_urbs);
-
-	if (err == -ENODEV)
-		netif_device_detach(netdev);
-	else
-		netdev_warn(netdev, "failed tx_urb %d\n", err);
-
 nomembuf:
 	usb_free_urb(urb);