size_t len, total_len = 0;
        int err;
        struct vhost_net_ubuf_ref *ubufs;
+       struct ubuf_info *ubuf;
        bool zcopy_used;
        int sent_pkts = 0;
 
 
                /* use msg_control to pass vhost zerocopy ubuf info to skb */
                if (zcopy_used) {
-                       struct ubuf_info *ubuf;
                        ubuf = nvq->ubuf_info + nvq->upend_idx;
-
                        vq->heads[nvq->upend_idx].id = cpu_to_vhost32(vq, head);
                        vq->heads[nvq->upend_idx].len = VHOST_DMA_IN_PROGRESS;
                        ubuf->callback = vhost_zerocopy_callback;
                err = sock->ops->sendmsg(sock, &msg, len);
                if (unlikely(err < 0)) {
                        if (zcopy_used) {
-                               vhost_net_ubuf_put(ubufs);
+                               if (vq->heads[ubuf->desc].len == VHOST_DMA_IN_PROGRESS)
+                                       vhost_net_ubuf_put(ubufs);
                                nvq->upend_idx = ((unsigned)nvq->upend_idx - 1)
                                        % UIO_MAXIOV;
                        }