diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 4950ef3cc1b491..8e7d77da788112 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -8449,7 +8449,7 @@ static int dev_cpu_dead(unsigned int oldcpu)
 		netif_rx_ni(skb);
 		input_queue_head_incr(oldsd);
 	}
-	while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&oldsd->input_pkt_queue))) {
+	while ((skb = __skb_dequeue(&oldsd->input_pkt_queue))) {
 		netif_rx_ni(skb);
 		input_queue_head_incr(oldsd);
 	}