diff --git a/drivers/firewire/core-cdev.c b/drivers/firewire/core-cdev.c
index b0cc3f1e9bb0..16ea847ade5f 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/core-cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/core-cdev.c
@@ -818,8 +818,10 @@ static int ioctl_send_response(struct client *client, union ioctl_arg *arg)
 
 	r = container_of(resource, struct inbound_transaction_resource,
 			 resource);
-	if (is_fcp_request(r->request))
+	if (is_fcp_request(r->request)) {
+		kfree(r->data);
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	if (a->length != fw_get_response_length(r->request)) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;