diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
index 42f89a179a3f..4ba3be961ab6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
@@ -1221,6 +1221,7 @@ static int ixgbevf_clean_rx_irq(struct ixgbevf_q_vector *q_vector,
 		    ether_addr_equal(rx_ring->netdev->dev_addr,
 				     eth_hdr(skb)->h_source)) {
 			dev_kfree_skb_irq(skb);
+			skb = NULL;
 			continue;
 		}