diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.c
index ac8ebccd3507..812fd2a8f853 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.c
@@ -380,8 +380,10 @@ int btmtk_process_coredump(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	switch (data->cd_info.state) {
 	case HCI_DEVCOREDUMP_IDLE:
 		err = hci_devcd_init(hdev, MTK_COREDUMP_SIZE);
-		if (err < 0)
+		if (err < 0) {
+			kfree_skb(skb);
 			break;
+		}
 		data->cd_info.cnt = 0;
 
 		/* It is supposed coredump can be done within 5 seconds */
@@ -407,9 +409,6 @@ int btmtk_process_coredump(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if (err < 0)
-		kfree_skb(skb);
-
 	return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(btmtk_process_coredump);