diff --git a/drivers/nfc/pn533.c b/drivers/nfc/pn533.c
index 84a2e77ab5debbfdc77747ccdee22907f755bbec..807bbb8e82d95e475f3c6e189f60198fc0666f76 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/pn533.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/pn533.c
@@ -1679,11 +1679,14 @@ static void pn533_deactivate_target(struct nfc_dev *nfc_dev,
 static int pn533_in_dep_link_up_complete(struct pn533 *dev, void *arg,
 						u8 *params, int params_len)
 {
-	struct pn533_cmd_jump_dep *cmd;
 	struct pn533_cmd_jump_dep_response *resp;
 	struct nfc_target nfc_target;
 	u8 target_gt_len;
 	int rc;
+	struct pn533_cmd_jump_dep *cmd = (struct pn533_cmd_jump_dep *)arg;
+	u8 active = cmd->active;
+
+	kfree(arg);
 
 	if (params_len == -ENOENT) {
 		nfc_dev_dbg(&dev->interface->dev, "");
@@ -1705,7 +1708,6 @@ static int pn533_in_dep_link_up_complete(struct pn533 *dev, void *arg,
 	}
 
 	resp = (struct pn533_cmd_jump_dep_response *) params;
-	cmd = (struct pn533_cmd_jump_dep *) arg;
 	rc = resp->status & PN533_CMD_RET_MASK;
 	if (rc != PN533_CMD_RET_SUCCESS) {
 		nfc_dev_err(&dev->interface->dev,
@@ -1735,7 +1737,7 @@ static int pn533_in_dep_link_up_complete(struct pn533 *dev, void *arg,
 	if (rc == 0)
 		rc = nfc_dep_link_is_up(dev->nfc_dev,
 						dev->nfc_dev->targets[0].idx,
-						!cmd->active, NFC_RF_INITIATOR);
+						!active, NFC_RF_INITIATOR);
 
 	return 0;
 }