diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index 2b7bd3655b07..2882bc7d79d7 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -2738,6 +2738,7 @@ void hci_release_dev(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
 
 	ida_simple_remove(&hci_index_ida, hdev->id);
+	kfree_skb(hdev->sent_cmd);
 	kfree(hdev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(hci_release_dev);