diff --git a/drivers/nfc/fdp/fdp.c b/drivers/nfc/fdp/fdp.c
index c6b3334f24c9..f12f903a9dd1 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/fdp/fdp.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/fdp/fdp.c
@@ -249,11 +249,19 @@ static int fdp_nci_close(struct nci_dev *ndev)
 static int fdp_nci_send(struct nci_dev *ndev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct fdp_nci_info *info = nci_get_drvdata(ndev);
+	int ret;
 
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&info->data_pkt_counter))
 		info->data_pkt_counter_cb(ndev);
 
-	return info->phy_ops->write(info->phy, skb);
+	ret = info->phy_ops->write(info->phy, skb);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	consume_skb(skb);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int fdp_nci_request_firmware(struct nci_dev *ndev)
diff --git a/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/i2c.c b/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/i2c.c
index acef0cfd76af..24436c9e54c9 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/i2c.c
@@ -132,10 +132,15 @@ static int nfcmrvl_i2c_nci_send(struct nfcmrvl_private *priv,
 			ret = -EREMOTEIO;
 		} else
 			ret = 0;
-		kfree_skb(skb);
 	}
 
-	return ret;
+	if (ret) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	consume_skb(skb);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void nfcmrvl_i2c_nci_update_config(struct nfcmrvl_private *priv,
diff --git a/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/core.c b/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/core.c
index 7c93d484dc1b..580cb6ecffee 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/core.c
@@ -80,10 +80,13 @@ 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 int nxp_nci_rf_pll_unlocked_ntf(struct nci_dev *ndev,
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)