diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_recv.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_recv.c
index 4cd297aed788..c76732cdb183 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_recv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_recv.c
@@ -1131,6 +1131,9 @@ static void recv_tasklet(void *priv)
 		recvbuf2recvframe(padapter, pskb);
 		skb_reset_tail_pointer(pskb);
 		pskb->len = 0;
-		skb_queue_tail(&precvpriv->free_recv_skb_queue, pskb);
+		if (!skb_cloned(pskb))
+			skb_queue_tail(&precvpriv->free_recv_skb_queue, pskb);
+		else
+			consume_skb(pskb);
 	}
 }