diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
index 68be2976f539f7..1c26bec7d6fa7c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -4819,8 +4819,11 @@ static void igb_clean_tx_ring(struct igb_ring *tx_ring)
 	while (i != tx_ring->next_to_use) {
 		union e1000_adv_tx_desc *eop_desc, *tx_desc;
 
-		/* Free all the Tx ring sk_buffs */
-		dev_kfree_skb_any(tx_buffer->skb);
+		/* Free all the Tx ring sk_buffs or xdp frames */
+		if (tx_buffer->type == IGB_TYPE_SKB)
+			dev_kfree_skb_any(tx_buffer->skb);
+		else
+			xdp_return_frame(tx_buffer->xdpf);
 
 		/* unmap skb header data */
 		dma_unmap_single(tx_ring->dev,