diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 75b6d33..00caf4b 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -632,8 +632,10 @@
 				if (skb->len)
 					skb_queue_head(&sk->sk_receive_queue,
 						       skb);
-				else
+				else {
 					kfree_skb(skb);
+					qlen--;
+				}
 				break;
 			}
 			kfree_skb(skb);
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index e8740a4..5ddda2c 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -1024,8 +1024,10 @@
 				if (skb->len)
 					skb_queue_head(&sk->sk_receive_queue,
 						       skb);
-				else
+				else {
 					kfree_skb(skb);
+					qlen--;
+				}
 				break;
 			}
 			kfree_skb(skb);