diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btnxpuart.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btnxpuart.c
index 951fe3014a3f..abccd571cf3e 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btnxpuart.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btnxpuart.c
@@ -1234,6 +1234,9 @@ static int btnxpuart_close(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 
 	ps_wakeup(nxpdev);
 	serdev_device_close(nxpdev->serdev);
+	skb_queue_purge(&nxpdev->txq);
+	kfree_skb(nxpdev->rx_skb);
+	nxpdev->rx_skb = NULL;
 	clear_bit(BTNXPUART_SERDEV_OPEN, &nxpdev->tx_state);
 	return 0;
 }