diff --git a/include/linux/skmsg.h b/include/linux/skmsg.h
index fdb5375f056280..c5a2d6f50f25bb 100644
--- a/include/linux/skmsg.h
+++ b/include/linux/skmsg.h
@@ -304,21 +304,16 @@ static inline void sock_drop(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 }
 
-static inline void drop_sk_msg(struct sk_psock *psock, struct sk_msg *msg)
-{
-	if (msg->skb)
-		sock_drop(psock->sk, msg->skb);
-	kfree(msg);
-}
-
 static inline void sk_psock_queue_msg(struct sk_psock *psock,
 				      struct sk_msg *msg)
 {
 	spin_lock_bh(&psock->ingress_lock);
 	if (sk_psock_test_state(psock, SK_PSOCK_TX_ENABLED))
 		list_add_tail(&msg->list, &psock->ingress_msg);
-	else
-		drop_sk_msg(psock, msg);
+	else {
+		sk_msg_free(psock->sk, msg);
+		kfree(msg);
+	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&psock->ingress_lock);
 }