diff --git a/net/nfc/nci/core.c b/net/nfc/nci/core.c
index e95eef85971f..e859b834c0f1 100644
--- a/net/nfc/nci/core.c
+++ b/net/nfc/nci/core.c
@@ -1035,18 +1035,23 @@ static int nci_transceive(struct nfc_dev *nfc_dev, struct nfc_target *target,
 	struct nci_conn_info *conn_info;
 
 	conn_info = ndev->rf_conn_info;
-	if (!conn_info)
+	if (!conn_info) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return -EPROTO;
+	}
 
 	pr_debug("target_idx %d, len %d\n", target->idx, skb->len);
 
 	if (!ndev->target_active_prot) {
 		pr_err("unable to exchange data, no active target\n");
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (test_and_set_bit(NCI_DATA_EXCHANGE, &ndev->flags))
+	if (test_and_set_bit(NCI_DATA_EXCHANGE, &ndev->flags)) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return -EBUSY;
+	}
 
 	/* store cb and context to be used on receiving data */
 	conn_info->data_exchange_cb = cb;