diff --git a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
index 3ab7d2c7baf20f2fb3ae3407b7eda7f113d6136a..0f6af5c61a7ca98b2cf5e0a5a44e5ff41eb9360a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
@@ -2159,6 +2159,7 @@ qlcnic_unmap_buffers(struct pci_dev *pdev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	nf = &pbuf->frag_array[0];
 	pci_unmap_single(pdev, nf->dma, skb_headlen(skb), PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
+	pbuf->skb = NULL;
 }
 
 static inline void