diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index ede78b144dcf..8c5600cfcc3e 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -784,8 +784,9 @@ static int tipc_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 			break;
 
 		rc = tipc_wait_for_sndmsg(sock, &timeo);
+		if (rc)
+			kfree_skb_list(buf);
 	} while (!rc);
-
 exit:
 	if (iocb)
 		release_sock(sk);
@@ -898,6 +899,8 @@ static int tipc_send_stream(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 				break;
 		}
 		rc = tipc_wait_for_sndpkt(sock, &timeo);
+		if (rc)
+			kfree_skb_list(buf);
 	} while (!rc);
 exit:
 	if (iocb)