diff --git a/net/nfc/llcp_core.c b/net/nfc/llcp_core.c
index 1c4c048e0a1b..44730f0edfd8 100644
--- a/net/nfc/llcp_core.c
+++ b/net/nfc/llcp_core.c
@@ -719,6 +719,7 @@ static void nfc_llcp_tx_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		llcp_sock = nfc_llcp_sock(sk);
 
 		if (llcp_sock == NULL && nfc_llcp_ptype(skb) == LLCP_PDU_I) {
+			kfree_skb(skb);
 			nfc_llcp_send_symm(local->dev);
 		} else {
 			struct sk_buff *copy_skb = NULL;