diff --git a/drivers/atm/nicstar.c b/drivers/atm/nicstar.c
index 7af74fb450a0..09ad73361879 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/nicstar.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/nicstar.c
@@ -1706,6 +1706,8 @@ static int ns_send(struct atm_vcc *vcc, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	if (push_scqe(card, vc, scq, &scqe, skb) != 0) {
 		atomic_inc(&vcc->stats->tx_err);
+		dma_unmap_single(&card->pcidev->dev, NS_PRV_DMA(skb), skb->len,
+				 DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		return -EIO;
 	}