diff --git a/drivers/net/can/dev/skb.c b/drivers/net/can/dev/skb.c
index bc0787535b52..738d5968dfa6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/dev/skb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/dev/skb.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ int can_put_echo_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	if (idx >= priv->echo_skb_max) {
 		netdev_err(dev, "%s: BUG! Trying to access can_priv::echo_skb out of bounds (%u/max %u)\n",
 			   __func__, idx, priv->echo_skb_max);
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ int can_put_echo_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	    (skb->protocol != htons(ETH_P_CAN) &&
 	     skb->protocol != htons(ETH_P_CANFD) &&
 	     skb->protocol != htons(ETH_P_CANXL))) {
-		kfree_skb(skb);
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ int can_put_echo_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	} else {
 		/* locking problem with netif_stop_queue() ?? */
 		netdev_err(dev, "%s: BUG! echo_skb %d is occupied!\n", __func__, idx);
-		kfree_skb(skb);
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ struct sk_buff *alloc_can_skb(struct net_device *dev, struct can_frame **cf)
 
 	csx = can_skb_ext_add(skb);
 	if (!csx) {
-		kfree_skb(skb);
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		goto out_error_cc;
 	}
 
@@ -259,7 +260,7 @@ struct sk_buff *alloc_canfd_skb(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	csx = can_skb_ext_add(skb);
 	if (!csx) {
-		kfree_skb(skb);
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		goto out_error_fd;
 	}
 
@@ -297,7 +298,7 @@ struct sk_buff *alloc_canxl_skb(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	csx = can_skb_ext_add(skb);
 	if (!csx) {
-		kfree_skb(skb);
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		goto out_error_xl;
 	}
 
@@ -403,7 +404,7 @@ bool can_dropped_invalid_skb(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return false;
 
 inval_skb:
-	kfree_skb(skb);
+	dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 	dev->stats.tx_dropped++;
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/can/dev.h b/include/linux/can/dev.h
index 6d0710d6f571..346faddee02e 100644
--- a/include/linux/can/dev.h
+++ b/include/linux/can/dev.h
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static inline bool can_dev_dropped_skb(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *s
 	return can_dropped_invalid_skb(dev, skb);
 
 invalid_skb:
-	kfree_skb(skb);
+	dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 	dev->stats.tx_dropped++;
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/can/skb.h b/include/linux/can/skb.h
index 5d27843862fc..87ace09c0d8b 100644
--- a/include/linux/can/skb.h
+++ b/include/linux/can/skb.h
@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@ static inline struct sk_buff *can_create_echo_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	nskb = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (unlikely(!nskb)) {
-		kfree_skb(skb);
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	can_skb_set_owner(nskb, skb->sk);
-	consume_skb(skb);
+	dev_consume_skb_any(skb);
 	return nskb;
 }