diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_tsn.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_tsn.c
index 725ba253165c..52de2bcbadbe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_tsn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_tsn.c
@@ -110,10 +110,16 @@ static int igc_fpe_xmit_smd_frame(struct igc_adapter *adapter,
 	__netif_tx_lock(nq, cpu);
 
 	err = igc_fpe_init_tx_descriptor(ring, skb, type);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_free_skb_any;
+
 	igc_flush_tx_descriptors(ring);
-
 	__netif_tx_unlock(nq);
+	return 0;
 
+err_free_skb_any:
+	__netif_tx_unlock(nq);
+	dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 	return err;
 }