diff --git a/drivers/nfc/s3fwrn5/core.c b/drivers/nfc/s3fwrn5/core.c
index 1c412007fabb..0270e05b68df 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/s3fwrn5/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/s3fwrn5/core.c
@@ -110,11 +110,15 @@ static int s3fwrn5_nci_send(struct nci_dev *ndev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	}
 
 	ret = s3fwrn5_write(info, skb);
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (ret < 0) {
 		kfree_skb(skb);
+		mutex_unlock(&info->mutex);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
+	consume_skb(skb);
 	mutex_unlock(&info->mutex);
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int s3fwrn5_nci_post_setup(struct nci_dev *ndev)