diff --git a/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/i2c.c b/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/i2c.c
index 24436c9e54c9..97600826af69 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/i2c.c
@@ -112,8 +112,10 @@ static int nfcmrvl_i2c_nci_send(struct nfcmrvl_private *priv,
 	struct nfcmrvl_i2c_drv_data *drv_data = priv->drv_data;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (test_bit(NFCMRVL_PHY_ERROR, &priv->flags))
+	if (test_bit(NFCMRVL_PHY_ERROR, &priv->flags)) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return -EREMOTEIO;
+	}
 
 	ret = i2c_master_send(drv_data->i2c, skb->data, skb->len);