diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
index 279d4daa85c4..4bb61265f1d8 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ int ip6_xmit(const struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, struct flowi6 *fl6,
 	ipv6_local_error((struct sock *)sk, EMSGSIZE, fl6, mtu);
 
 	IP6_INC_STATS(net, idev, IPSTATS_MIB_FRAGFAILS);
-	kfree_skb(skb);
+	kfree_skb_reason(skb, SKB_DROP_REASON_PKT_TOO_BIG);
 unlock:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return ret;