diff --git a/net/kcm/kcmsock.c b/net/kcm/kcmsock.c
index dd929a8350740..65845c59c0655 100644
--- a/net/kcm/kcmsock.c
+++ b/net/kcm/kcmsock.c
@@ -1065,17 +1065,18 @@ static int kcm_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 out_error:
 	kcm_push(kcm);
 
-	if (copied && sock->type == SOCK_SEQPACKET) {
+	if (sock->type == SOCK_SEQPACKET) {
 		/* Wrote some bytes before encountering an
 		 * error, return partial success.
 		 */
-		goto partial_message;
-	}
-
-	if (head != kcm->seq_skb)
+		if (copied)
+			goto partial_message;
+		if (head != kcm->seq_skb)
+			kfree_skb(head);
+	} else {
 		kfree_skb(head);
-	else if (copied)
-		kcm_tx_msg(head)->last_skb = skb;
+		kcm->seq_skb = NULL;
+	}
 
 	err = sk_stream_error(sk, msg->msg_flags, err);