diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/pcie.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/pcie.c
index 4c0a65692899..c410ef92b084 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/pcie.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/pcie.c
@@ -921,8 +921,10 @@ static int mwifiex_pcie_alloc_cmdrsp_buf(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 	}
 	skb_put(skb, MWIFIEX_UPLD_SIZE);
 	if (mwifiex_map_pci_memory(adapter, skb, MWIFIEX_UPLD_SIZE,
-				   PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE))
+				   PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE)) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return -1;
+	}
 
 	card->cmdrsp_buf = skb;