diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index f594360d66d6..9e7744eb57a3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -2439,6 +2439,7 @@ static int tun_xdp_one(struct tun_struct *tun,
 build:
 	skb = build_skb(xdp->data_hard_start, buflen);
 	if (!skb) {
+		put_page(virt_to_head_page(xdp->data));
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
 	}