diff --git a/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/core.c b/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/core.c
index 2b0c7232e91f..b68b315689c3 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/core.c
@@ -77,10 +77,13 @@ static int nxp_nci_send(struct nci_dev *ndev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	r = info->phy_ops->write(info->phy_id, skb);
-	if (r < 0)
+	if (r < 0) {
 		kfree_skb(skb);
+		return r;
+	}
 
-	return r;
+	consume_skb(skb);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct nci_ops nxp_nci_ops = {