diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
index 32672964e87e8a1a6050e3c1ba46dea4fb0084d1..1688042f62362bc5d658a5c886d1ef9e4f84aee8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
@@ -525,6 +525,24 @@ static struct ath9k_htc_hif hif_usb = {
 	.send = hif_usb_send,
 };
 
+/* Need to free remain_skb allocated in ath9k_hif_usb_rx_stream
+ * in case ath9k_hif_usb_rx_stream wasn't called next time to
+ * process the buffer and subsequently free it.
+ */
+static void ath9k_hif_usb_free_rx_remain_skb(struct hif_device_usb *hif_dev)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&hif_dev->rx_lock, flags);
+	if (hif_dev->remain_skb) {
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(hif_dev->remain_skb);
+		hif_dev->remain_skb = NULL;
+		hif_dev->rx_remain_len = 0;
+		RX_STAT_INC(hif_dev, skb_dropped);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hif_dev->rx_lock, flags);
+}
+
 static void ath9k_hif_usb_rx_stream(struct hif_device_usb *hif_dev,
 				    struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
@@ -842,6 +860,7 @@ static int ath9k_hif_usb_alloc_tx_urbs(struct hif_device_usb *hif_dev)
 static void ath9k_hif_usb_dealloc_rx_urbs(struct hif_device_usb *hif_dev)
 {
 	usb_kill_anchored_urbs(&hif_dev->rx_submitted);
+	ath9k_hif_usb_free_rx_remain_skb(hif_dev);
 }
 
 static int ath9k_hif_usb_alloc_rx_urbs(struct hif_device_usb *hif_dev)