diff --git a/drivers/net/geneve.c b/drivers/net/geneve.c
index aa101f72d405..cac75c7d1d01 100644
--- a/drivers/net/geneve.c
+++ b/drivers/net/geneve.c
@@ -987,9 +987,10 @@ static netdev_tx_t geneve_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	if (geneve->collect_md) {
 		info = skb_tunnel_info(skb);
 		if (unlikely(!info || !(info->mode & IP_TUNNEL_INFO_TX))) {
-			err = -EINVAL;
 			netdev_dbg(dev, "no tunnel metadata\n");
-			goto tx_error;
+			dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+			dev->stats.tx_dropped++;
+			return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 		}
 	} else {
 		info = &geneve->info;
@@ -1006,7 +1007,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t geneve_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 
 	if (likely(!err))
 		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
-tx_error:
+
 	dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 
 	if (err == -ELOOP)