diff --git a/drivers/net/mctp/mctp-i2c.c b/drivers/net/mctp/mctp-i2c.c
index de6bc1736734..15fe4d1163c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mctp/mctp-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mctp/mctp-i2c.c
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ static int mctp_i2c_recv(struct mctp_i2c_dev *midev)
 	} else {
 		status = NET_RX_DROP;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&midev->lock, flags);
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 	}
 
 	if (status == NET_RX_SUCCESS) {