diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/usb.c
index 156b52732f3d..5847d6d0881e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/usb.c
@@ -851,6 +851,7 @@ static void _rtl_usb_transmit(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (unlikely(!_urb)) {
 		RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_ERR, DBG_EMERG,
 			 "Can't allocate urb. Drop skb!\n");
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return;
 	}
 	_rtl_submit_tx_urb(hw, _urb);