diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_xdp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_xdp.c
index 96845c8646e0..161e0dd62be6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_xdp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_xdp.c
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ bool bnxt_rx_xdp(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_rx_ring_info *rxr, u16 cons,
 
 		if (xdp_do_redirect(bp->dev, xdp, xdp_prog)) {
 			trace_xdp_exception(bp->dev, xdp_prog, act);
+			bnxt_xdp_buff_frags_free(rxr, xdp);
 			page_pool_recycle_direct(rxr->page_pool, page);
 			return true;
 		}