diff --git a/openair2/NETWORK_DRIVER/LITE/common.c b/openair2/NETWORK_DRIVER/LITE/common.c
index 0d616d5764fa16e47ec5971b8f81346c54d110c8..2ae6f5279d12ce5f2be1f2b1d36ee59d5ddfbef2 100644
--- a/openair2/NETWORK_DRIVER/LITE/common.c
+++ b/openair2/NETWORK_DRIVER/LITE/common.c
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ void oai_nw_drv_common_class_wireless2ip(uint16_t dlen,
 
   printk("\n");
 #endif //OAI_DRV_DEBUG_RECEIVE
-  netif_rx(skb);
+  netif_rx_ni(skb);
 #ifdef OAI_DRV_DEBUG_RECEIVE
   printk("[OAI_IP_DRV][%s] end\n",__FUNCTION__);
 #endif
diff --git a/openair2/NETWORK_DRIVER/MESH/common.c b/openair2/NETWORK_DRIVER/MESH/common.c
index d380b8a4d829cf31bf1369996d05de279cab73a5..1c7b8e4d123d41c11b1dfb9f5b47ffc916d8d997 100644
--- a/openair2/NETWORK_DRIVER/MESH/common.c
+++ b/openair2/NETWORK_DRIVER/MESH/common.c
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ void nas_COMMON_receive(uint16_t dlen,
 
   printk("\n");
 #endif //NAS_DEBUG_RECEIVE
-  netif_rx(skb);
+  netif_rx_ni(skb);
 #ifdef NAS_DEBUG_RECEIVE
   printk("NAS_COMMON_RECEIVE: end\n");
 #endif
diff --git a/openair2/NETWORK_DRIVER/UE_IP/common.c b/openair2/NETWORK_DRIVER/UE_IP/common.c
index 84f425ef3c004646069f1e0496620a6cca4327a9..b21ca5f2dcc7bd9c8fab015f9f95d5b546fa4b77 100644
--- a/openair2/NETWORK_DRIVER/UE_IP/common.c
+++ b/openair2/NETWORK_DRIVER/UE_IP/common.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ skb_p->mark = rb_idP;
 
   printk("\n");
 #endif //OAI_DRV_DEBUG_RECEIVE
-  netif_rx(skb_p);
+  netif_rx_ni(skb_p);
 #ifdef OAI_DRV_DEBUG_RECEIVE
   printk("[UE_IP_DRV][%s] end\n",__FUNCTION__);
 #endif