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);
 
 
        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);