diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan.c b/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan.c
index 7faa901ee47f..38112be0dbae 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan.c
@@ -1249,8 +1249,8 @@ static struct urb *keyspan_setup_urb(struct usb_serial *serial, int endpoint,
 
 	ep_desc = find_ep(serial, endpoint);
 	if (!ep_desc) {
-		/* leak the urb, something's wrong and the callers don't care */
-		return urb;
+		usb_free_urb(urb);
+		return NULL;
 	}
 	if (usb_endpoint_xfer_int(ep_desc)) {
 		ep_type_name = "INT";