diff --git a/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/core.c b/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/core.c
index 580cb6ecffee..66b198663387 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/core.c
@@ -73,11 +73,15 @@ static int nxp_nci_send(struct nci_dev *ndev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct nxp_nci_info *info = nci_get_drvdata(ndev);
 	int r;
 
-	if (!info->phy_ops->write)
+	if (!info->phy_ops->write) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
 
-	if (info->mode != NXP_NCI_MODE_NCI)
+	if (info->mode != NXP_NCI_MODE_NCI) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	r = info->phy_ops->write(info->phy_id, skb);
 	if (r < 0) {