diff --git a/src/device.c b/src/device.c
index 40b9e5c..2cec1ec 100644
--- a/src/device.c
+++ b/src/device.c
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ static netdev_tx_t xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		goto err_peer;
 	}
 
+	skb_orphan(skb);
+
 	mtu = skb_dst(skb) ? dst_mtu(skb_dst(skb)) : dev->mtu;
 
 	__skb_queue_head_init(&packets);
diff --git a/src/socket.c b/src/socket.c
index 663a462..1f8718a 100644
--- a/src/socket.c
+++ b/src/socket.c
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ static int receive(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	wg = sk->sk_user_data;
 	if (unlikely(!wg))
 		goto err;
+	skb_orphan(skb);
 	packet_receive(wg, skb);
 	return 0;