diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 7236f20c9a30..467f81239e12 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -2105,7 +2105,7 @@ static void ixgbe_put_rx_buffer(struct ixgbe_ring *rx_ring,
 		/* hand second half of page back to the ring */
 		ixgbe_reuse_rx_page(rx_ring, rx_buffer);
 	} else {
-		if (!IS_ERR(skb) && IXGBE_CB(skb)->dma == rx_buffer->dma) {
+		if (skb && IXGBE_CB(skb)->dma == rx_buffer->dma) {
 			/* the page has been released from the ring */
 			IXGBE_CB(skb)->page_released = true;
 		} else {