diff --git a/drivers/nfc/virtual_ncidev.c b/drivers/nfc/virtual_ncidev.c
index bb76c7c7c..ee6c4e14e 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/virtual_ncidev.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/virtual_ncidev.c
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ 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;
+		if(skb_unref(vdev->send_buff))
+			vdev->send_buff = NULL;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&vdev->mtx);