diff --git a/drivers/net/tap.c b/drivers/net/tap.c
index a590e07ce0a9..fae115915c8e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tap.c
@@ -1052,6 +1052,7 @@ static int tap_get_user_xdp(struct tap_queue *q, struct xdp_buff *xdp)
 	int err, depth;
 
 	if (unlikely(xdp->data_end - xdp->data < ETH_HLEN)) {
+		put_page(virt_to_head_page(xdp->data));
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto err;
 	}
@@ -1061,6 +1062,7 @@ static int tap_get_user_xdp(struct tap_queue *q, struct xdp_buff *xdp)
 
 	skb = build_skb(xdp->data_hard_start, buflen);
 	if (!skb) {
+		put_page(virt_to_head_page(xdp->data));
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err;
 	}