diff --git a/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_common.c b/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_common.c
index 0f3c66de69bc..8d8c6b736167 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_common.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_common.c
@@ -1977,8 +1977,10 @@ isdn_writebuf_stub(int drvidx, int chan, const u_char __user * buf, int len)
 	if (!skb)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	skb_reserve(skb, hl);
-	if (copy_from_user(skb_put(skb, len), buf, len))
+	if (copy_from_user(skb_put(skb, len), buf, len)) {
+		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 		return -EFAULT;
+	}
 	ret = dev->drv[drvidx]->interface->writebuf_skb(drvidx, chan, 1, skb);
 	if (ret <= 0)
 		dev_kfree_skb(skb);