if (!cnp) {
                pr_info("%s stid %d lookup failure\n", __func__, stid);
-               return;
+               goto rel_skb;
        }
 
        cxgbit_wake_up(&cnp->com.wr_wait, __func__, rpl->status);
        cxgbit_put_cnp(cnp);
+rel_skb:
+       __kfree_skb(skb);
 }
 
 static void
 
        if (!cnp) {
                pr_info("%s stid %d lookup failure\n", __func__, stid);
-               return;
+               goto rel_skb;
        }
 
        cxgbit_wake_up(&cnp->com.wr_wait, __func__, rpl->status);
        cxgbit_put_cnp(cnp);
+rel_skb:
+       __kfree_skb(skb);
 }
 
 static void
        struct tid_info *t = lldi->tids;
 
        csk = lookup_tid(t, tid);
-       if (unlikely(!csk))
+       if (unlikely(!csk)) {
                pr_err("can't find connection for tid %u.\n", tid);
-       else
+               goto rel_skb;
+       } else {
                cxgbit_wake_up(&csk->com.wr_wait, __func__, rpl->status);
+       }
 
        cxgbit_put_csk(csk);
+rel_skb:
+       __kfree_skb(skb);
 }
 
 static void cxgbit_rx_data(struct cxgbit_device *cdev, struct sk_buff *skb)