diff --git a/drivers/net/b44.c b/drivers/net/b44.c
index cced4fd31fe2a5e69b301b0016fa9e4fc5f1da42..98c977ed9ade7eeed13b3b470db9feb92802d3b8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/b44.c
+++ b/drivers/net/b44.c
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ static void b44_tx(struct b44 *bp)
 				 skb->len,
 				 DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 		rp->skb = NULL;
-		dev_kfree_skb_irq(skb);
+		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 	}
 
 	bp->tx_cons = cons;