diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 271d38c1d9f8..79bd2585ec6b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -423,6 +423,10 @@ static struct sk_buff *page_to_skb(struct virtnet_info *vi,
 
 		skb_reserve(skb, p - buf);
 		skb_put(skb, len);
+
+		page = (struct page *)page->private;
+		if (page)
+			give_pages(rq, page);
 		goto ok;
 	}