diff --git a/package/kernel/lantiq/ltq-ptm/Makefile b/package/kernel/lantiq/ltq-ptm/Makefile
index 73fd63f42bc..8f4db69411f 100644
--- a/package/kernel/lantiq/ltq-ptm/Makefile
+++ b/package/kernel/lantiq/ltq-ptm/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=ltq-ptm
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=John Crispin <john@phrozen.org>
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0+
diff --git a/package/kernel/lantiq/ltq-ptm/src/ifxmips_ptm_vdsl.c b/package/kernel/lantiq/ltq-ptm/src/ifxmips_ptm_vdsl.c
index 9e24c69d943..46a52e29d83 100644
--- a/package/kernel/lantiq/ltq-ptm/src/ifxmips_ptm_vdsl.c
+++ b/package/kernel/lantiq/ltq-ptm/src/ifxmips_ptm_vdsl.c
@@ -336,6 +336,9 @@ static int ptm_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
         dma_cache_wback((unsigned long)skb->data, skb->len);
     }
 
+    /* make the skb unowned */
+    skb_orphan(skb);
+
     *(struct sk_buff **)((unsigned int)skb->data - byteoff - sizeof(struct sk_buff *)) = skb;
     /*  write back to physical memory   */
     dma_cache_wback((unsigned long)skb->data - byteoff - sizeof(struct sk_buff *), skb->len + byteoff + sizeof(struct sk_buff *));