diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
index d4510920b0e6..48f1591ed5b4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
@@ -1402,7 +1402,7 @@ short rtl8192_tx(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		(struct tx_fwinfo_819x_usb *)(skb->data + USB_HWDESC_HEADER_LEN);
 	struct usb_device *udev = priv->udev;
 	int pend;
-	int status;
+	int status, rt = -1;
 	struct urb *tx_urb = NULL, *tx_urb_zero = NULL;
 	unsigned int idx_pipe;
 
@@ -1546,8 +1546,10 @@ short rtl8192_tx(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		}
 		if (bSend0Byte) {
 			tx_urb_zero = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_ATOMIC);
-			if (!tx_urb_zero)
-				return -ENOMEM;
+			if (!tx_urb_zero) {
+				rt = -ENOMEM;
+				goto error;
+			}
 			usb_fill_bulk_urb(tx_urb_zero, udev,
 					  usb_sndbulkpipe(udev, idx_pipe),
 					  &zero, 0, tx_zero_isr, dev);
@@ -1557,7 +1559,7 @@ short rtl8192_tx(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 					 "Error TX URB for zero byte %d, error %d",
 					 atomic_read(&priv->tx_pending[tcb_desc->queue_index]),
 					 status);
-				return -1;
+				goto error;
 			}
 		}
 		netif_trans_update(dev);
@@ -1568,7 +1570,12 @@ short rtl8192_tx(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	RT_TRACE(COMP_ERR, "Error TX URB %d, error %d",
 		 atomic_read(&priv->tx_pending[tcb_desc->queue_index]),
 		 status);
-	return -1;
+
+error:
+	dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+	usb_free_urb(tx_urb);
+	usb_free_urb(tx_urb_zero);
+	return rt;
 }
 
 static short rtl8192_usb_initendpoints(struct net_device *dev)