diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c
index e41854e0d79a..1b74d800a09d 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c
@@ -248,8 +248,10 @@ static int h5_close(struct hci_uart *hu)
 	if (h5->vnd && h5->vnd->close)
 		h5->vnd->close(h5);
 
-	if (!hu->serdev)
+	if (!hu->serdev){
+		kfree_skb(h5->rx_skb);
 		kfree(h5);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -839,6 +841,8 @@ static void h5_serdev_remove(struct serdev_device *serdev)
 {
 	struct h5 *h5 = serdev_device_get_drvdata(serdev);
 
+	kfree_skb(h5->rx_skb);
+	h5->rx_skb = NULL;
 	hci_uart_unregister_device(&h5->serdev_hu);
 }