diff --git a/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_eth.c b/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_eth.c
index 25b3573e71f..f0cf5e7dbd0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_eth.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_eth.c
@@ -1716,7 +1716,7 @@ static void stm32_receive(FAR struct stm32_ethmac_s *priv)
 
       if (dev->d_len > CONFIG_NET_ETH_PKTSIZE)
         {
-          nerr("ERROR: Dropped, Too big: %d\n", dev->d_len);
+          nwarn("WARNING: DROPPED Too big: %d\n", dev->d_len);
 
           /* Free dropped packet buffer */
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/stm32f7/stm32_ethernet.c b/arch/arm/src/stm32f7/stm32_ethernet.c
index fbfe2a679c3..67ecc93ba52 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/stm32f7/stm32_ethernet.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/stm32f7/stm32_ethernet.c
@@ -1796,7 +1796,7 @@ static void stm32_receive(struct stm32_ethmac_s *priv)
 
       if (dev->d_len > CONFIG_NET_ETH_PKTSIZE)
         {
-          nerr("ERROR: Dropped, Too big: %d\n", dev->d_len);
+          nwarn("WARNING: DROPPED Too big: %d\n", dev->d_len);
 
           /* Free dropped packet buffer */
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/stm32h7/stm32_ethernet.c b/arch/arm/src/stm32h7/stm32_ethernet.c
index d58c705fee1..b66a8731f43 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/stm32h7/stm32_ethernet.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/stm32h7/stm32_ethernet.c
@@ -1884,6 +1884,16 @@ static void stm32_receive(struct stm32_ethmac_s *priv)
       if (dev->d_len > CONFIG_NET_ETH_PKTSIZE)
         {
           nwarn("WARNING: DROPPED Too big: %d\n", dev->d_len);
+
+          /* Free dropped packet buffer */
+
+          if (dev->d_buf)
+            {
+              stm32_freebuffer(priv, dev->d_buf);
+              dev->d_buf = NULL;
+              dev->d_len = 0;
+            }
+
           continue;
         }