diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c
index 3fe81b2a929ac13797d976015adff288683f3566..6a34364bc927def34c2b296f9be9b7d0086c2b63 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c
@@ -1033,8 +1033,10 @@ static int mwifiex_pcie_alloc_cmdrsp_buf(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 	}
 	skb_put(skb, MWIFIEX_UPLD_SIZE);
 	if (mwifiex_map_pci_memory(adapter, skb, MWIFIEX_UPLD_SIZE,
-				   PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE))
+				   PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE)) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return -1;
+	}
 
 	card->cmdrsp_buf = skb;