diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btqcomsmd.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btqcomsmd.c
index 663bed63b87159e6c069d084f9654e9e2f872c28..2c9a5fc9137da0d3d48b376c9e3b11ca0c99f265 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btqcomsmd.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btqcomsmd.c
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ static int btqcomsmd_send(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	kfree_skb(skb);
+	if (!ret)
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 
 	return ret;
 }