diff --git a/net/nfc/digital_technology.c b/net/nfc/digital_technology.c
index 84d2345c75a3..3adf4589852a 100644
--- a/net/nfc/digital_technology.c
+++ b/net/nfc/digital_technology.c
@@ -465,8 +465,12 @@ static int digital_in_send_sdd_req(struct nfc_digital_dev *ddev,
 	skb_put_u8(skb, sel_cmd);
 	skb_put_u8(skb, DIGITAL_SDD_REQ_SEL_PAR);
 
-	return digital_in_send_cmd(ddev, skb, 30, digital_in_recv_sdd_res,
-				   target);
+	rc = digital_in_send_cmd(ddev, skb, 30, digital_in_recv_sdd_res,
+				 target);
+	if (rc)
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+
+	return rc;
 }
 
 static void digital_in_recv_sens_res(struct nfc_digital_dev *ddev, void *arg,