diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c
index c019f2b0c0af3..a9cb647bac6fb 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c
@@ -491,8 +491,9 @@ static netdev_tx_t eth_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->lock, flags);
 
-	if (skb && !in) {
-		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+	if (!in) {
+		if (skb)
+			dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 	}