diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
index 5de20e5d67b688225557a2adc924abe2b1f50849..e340df13681ca507818d71ff19d853849311b959 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t brcmf_netdev_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			brcmf_err("%s: failed to expand headroom\n",
 				  brcmf_ifname(ifp));
 			atomic_inc(&drvr->bus_if->stats.pktcow_failed);
+			dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 			goto done;
 		}
 	}