diff --git a/dma.c b/dma.c
index d8f61e54..8392ea22 100644
--- a/dma.c
+++ b/dma.c
@@ -442,6 +442,12 @@ mt76_dma_rx_reset(struct mt76_dev *dev, enum mt76_rxq_id qid)
 	mt76_dma_rx_cleanup(dev, q);
 	mt76_dma_sync_idx(dev, q);
 	mt76_dma_rx_fill(dev, q);
+
+	if (!q->rx_head)
+		return;
+
+	dev_kfree_skb(q->rx_head);
+	q->rx_head = NULL;
 }
 
 static void