diff --git a/drivers/char/qti_sdio_client.c b/drivers/char/qti_sdio_client.c
index 0f34621c12eb..8a590f6cb90a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/qti_sdio_client.c
+++ b/drivers/char/qti_sdio_client.c
@@ -975,6 +975,7 @@ static void data_avail_worker(struct kthread_work *work)
 			wake_up(&qsb->wait_q);
 
 		wait_for_completion(&read_complete);
+		kfree(data_node->rx_dma_buf);
 		kfree(data_node);
 		spin_lock(&list_lock);
 	}