diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c
index d1d044d9f8594..85a3f6d4b5af3 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c
@@ -492,8 +492,9 @@ 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;
 	}