diff --git a/core/utils/epping/src/epping_rx.c b/core/utils/epping/src/epping_rx.c
index 2718e64e5a32..81e74d3daba1 100644
--- a/core/utils/epping/src/epping_rx.c
+++ b/core/utils/epping/src/epping_rx.c
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ void epping_rx(void *ctx, HTC_PACKET *pPacket)
 			pktSkb->protocol = eth_type_trans(pktSkb, pktSkb->dev);
 			++pAdapter->stats.rx_packets;
 			pAdapter->stats.rx_bytes += pktSkb->len;
+			qdf_net_buf_debug_release_skb(pktSkb);
 			if (hdd_napi_enabled(HDD_NAPI_ANY))
 				netif_receive_skb(pktSkb);
 			else
diff --git a/core/utils/epping/src/epping_tx.c b/core/utils/epping/src/epping_tx.c
index ffcf8df36b2e..0954bf2bb2dc 100644
--- a/core/utils/epping/src/epping_tx.c
+++ b/core/utils/epping/src/epping_tx.c
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ void epping_tx_complete_multiple(void *ctx, HTC_PACKET_QUEUE *pPacketQueue)
 		pktSkb = qdf_nbuf_queue_remove(&skb_queue);
 		if (pktSkb == NULL)
 			break;
-		qdf_nbuf_free(pktSkb);
+		qdf_nbuf_tx_free(pktSkb, QDF_NBUF_PKT_ERROR);
 		pEpping_ctx->total_tx_acks++;
 	}