diff --git a/net/nfc/digital_technology.c b/net/nfc/digital_technology.c
index 2021d1d58a75e8bca71625c3d34e1a05a9cce89d..c092b02fde8ab39d8e4c6edb50b1b7f9f5450b0a 100644
--- a/net/nfc/digital_technology.c
+++ b/net/nfc/digital_technology.c
@@ -474,8 +474,12 @@ 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,