diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_sdio.c
index 119ee6eaf1c3df944b6482957be5350220433753..ddaa9efd053df3a61e404ca96c60cd82dad3f0f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_sdio.c
@@ -1948,8 +1948,10 @@ static int brcmf_sdio_txpkt_prep_sg(struct brcmf_sdio *bus,
 		if (pkt_pad == NULL)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		ret = brcmf_sdio_txpkt_hdalign(bus, pkt_pad);
-		if (unlikely(ret < 0))
+		if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
+			kfree_skb(pkt_pad);
 			return ret;
+		}
 		memcpy(pkt_pad->data,
 		       pkt->data + pkt->len - tail_chop,
 		       tail_chop);