diff --git a/drivers/nfc/virtual_ncidev.c b/drivers/nfc/virtual_ncidev.c
index bb76c7c7cc82..2c575969cfeb 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/virtual_ncidev.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/virtual_ncidev.c
@@ -96,10 +96,9 @@ static ssize_t virtual_ncidev_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 	}
 
 	skb_pull(vdev->send_buff, actual_len);
-	if (vdev->send_buff->len == 0) {
-		consume_skb(vdev->send_buff);
-		vdev->send_buff = NULL;
-	}
+	kfree_skb(vdev->send_buff);
+	vdev->send_buff = NULL;
+
 	mutex_unlock(&vdev->mtx);
 
 	return actual_len;