diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
index 54ce1ed1ea37..1da99abc6ed1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
@@ -3796,6 +3796,7 @@ static int lan78xx_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 			usb_fill_int_urb(dev->urb_intr, dev->udev,
 					 dev->pipe_intr, buf, maxp,
 					 intr_complete, dev, period);
+			dev->urb_intr->transfer_flags |= URB_FREE_BUFFER;
 		}
 	}