diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 6962abe2358b..a6ca7ba5276c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -709,7 +709,6 @@ static void bnxt_tx_int(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_napi *bnapi, int nr_pkts)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_pkts; i++) {
 		struct bnxt_sw_tx_bd *tx_buf;
-		bool compl_deferred = false;
 		struct sk_buff *skb;
 		int j, last;
 
@@ -718,6 +717,8 @@ static void bnxt_tx_int(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_napi *bnapi, int nr_pkts)
 		skb = tx_buf->skb;
 		tx_buf->skb = NULL;
 
+		tx_bytes += skb->len;
+
 		if (tx_buf->is_push) {
 			tx_buf->is_push = 0;
 			goto next_tx_int;
@@ -738,8 +739,9 @@ static void bnxt_tx_int(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_napi *bnapi, int nr_pkts)
 		}
 		if (unlikely(skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags & SKBTX_IN_PROGRESS)) {
 			if (bp->flags & BNXT_FLAG_CHIP_P5) {
+				/* PTP worker takes ownership of the skb */
 				if (!bnxt_get_tx_ts_p5(bp, skb))
-					compl_deferred = true;
+					skb = NULL;
 				else
 					atomic_inc(&bp->ptp_cfg->tx_avail);
 			}
@@ -748,9 +750,7 @@ static void bnxt_tx_int(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_napi *bnapi, int nr_pkts)
 next_tx_int:
 		cons = NEXT_TX(cons);
 
-		tx_bytes += skb->len;
-		if (!compl_deferred)
-			dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 	}
 
 	netdev_tx_completed_queue(txq, nr_pkts, tx_bytes);