diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
index ee1527cf3d0c4cdd9196fbef9cb1fca3808cffdb..abe6a5ecd772d69fed6e77cbc06e66e1eddba759 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
@@ -1749,7 +1749,6 @@ pad_compress_skb(struct ppp *ppp, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		 */
 		if (net_ratelimit())
 			netdev_err(ppp->dev, "ppp: compressor dropped pkt\n");
-		kfree_skb(skb);
 		consume_skb(new_skb);
 		new_skb = NULL;
 	}
@@ -1851,9 +1850,10 @@ ppp_send_frame(struct ppp *ppp, struct sk_buff *skb)
 					   "down - pkt dropped.\n");
 			goto drop;
 		}
-		skb = pad_compress_skb(ppp, skb);
-		if (!skb)
+		new_skb = pad_compress_skb(ppp, skb);
+		if (!new_skb)
 			goto drop;
+		skb = new_skb;
 	}
 
 	/*