diff --git a/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/i2c.c b/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/i2c.c
index 01329b91d59d..a902720cd849 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/i2c.c
@@ -132,10 +132,15 @@ static int nfcmrvl_i2c_nci_send(struct nfcmrvl_private *priv,
 			ret = -EREMOTEIO;
 		} else
 			ret = 0;
-		kfree_skb(skb);
 	}
 
-	return ret;
+	if (ret) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	consume_skb(skb);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void nfcmrvl_i2c_nci_update_config(struct nfcmrvl_private *priv,