diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/device.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/device.c
index 4a033853312e..982f81586f90 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/device.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/device.c
@@ -897,11 +897,13 @@ static int c4iw_uld_rx_handler(void *handle, const __be64 *rsp,
 	}
 
 	opcode = *(u8 *)rsp;
-	if (c4iw_handlers[opcode])
+	if (c4iw_handlers[opcode]) {
 		c4iw_handlers[opcode](dev, skb);
-	else
+	} else {
 		pr_info("%s no handler opcode 0x%x...\n", __func__,
 		       opcode);
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
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