diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_ptp.c
index ee21f2ff0cad..63a41e688733 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_ptp.c
@@ -855,6 +855,9 @@ static void idpf_ptp_release_vport_tstamp(struct idpf_vport *vport)
 	head = &vport->tx_tstamp_caps->latches_in_use;
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(ptp_tx_tstamp, tmp, head, list_member) {
 		list_del(&ptp_tx_tstamp->list_member);
+		if (ptp_tx_tstamp->skb)
+			consume_skb(ptp_tx_tstamp->skb);
+
 		kfree(ptp_tx_tstamp);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl_ptp.c
index 4f1fb0cefe51..688a6f4e0acc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl_ptp.c
@@ -517,6 +517,7 @@ idpf_ptp_get_tstamp_value(struct idpf_vport *vport,
 	shhwtstamps.hwtstamp = ns_to_ktime(tstamp);
 	skb_tstamp_tx(ptp_tx_tstamp->skb, &shhwtstamps);
 	consume_skb(ptp_tx_tstamp->skb);
+	ptp_tx_tstamp->skb = NULL;
 
 	list_add(&ptp_tx_tstamp->list_member,
 		 &tx_tstamp_caps->latches_free);