diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c
index e41854e0d79a..244390c4dfe6 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c
@@ -248,6 +248,11 @@ static int h5_close(struct hci_uart *hu)
 	if (h5->vnd && h5->vnd->close)
 		h5->vnd->close(h5);
 
+	if(h5->rx_skb){
+		kfree(h5->rx_skb);
+		h5->rx_skb = NULL;
+	}
+
 	if (!hu->serdev)
 		kfree(h5);