diff --git a/net/ipv6/esp6.c b/net/ipv6/esp6.c
index 89910e2c10f4..f112fef79216 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/esp6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/esp6.c
@@ -651,8 +651,10 @@ skip_cow:
 
 	sg_init_table(sg, nfrags);
 	ret = skb_to_sgvec(skb, sg, 0, skb->len);
-	if (unlikely(ret < 0))
+	if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
+		kfree(tmp);
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;