diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/usb.c
index a3312b7c49073ddf6ddf42bc6e2d3f3753b36f6d..f2ecdeb3a90d441ee809af029a1db1c8dab80f48 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/usb.c
@@ -639,6 +639,7 @@ static int _rtl_usb_receive(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 			RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_USB, DBG_EMERG,
 				 "Failed to prep_rx_urb!!\n");
 			err = PTR_ERR(skb);
+			usb_free_urb(urb);
 			goto err_out;
 		}