next = ibmvnic_next_scrq(adapter, scrq);
                for (i = 0; i < next->tx_comp.num_comps; i++) {
-                       if (next->tx_comp.rcs[i])
-                               dev_err(dev, "tx error %x\n",
-                                       next->tx_comp.rcs[i]);
                        index = be32_to_cpu(next->tx_comp.correlators[i]);
                        if (index & IBMVNIC_TSO_POOL_MASK) {
                                tx_pool = &adapter->tso_pool[pool];
                        num_entries += txbuff->num_entries;
                        if (txbuff->skb) {
                                total_bytes += txbuff->skb->len;
-                               dev_consume_skb_irq(txbuff->skb);
+                               if (next->tx_comp.rcs[i]) {
+                                       dev_err(dev, "tx error %x\n",
+                                               next->tx_comp.rcs[i]);
+                                       dev_kfree_skb_irq(txbuff->skb);
+                               } else {
+                                       dev_consume_skb_irq(txbuff->skb);
+                               }
                                txbuff->skb = NULL;
                        } else {
                                netdev_warn(adapter->netdev,