diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
index cb782d81d84f..5655941f1478 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
@@ -5239,10 +5239,12 @@ static bool lan78xx_submit_deferred_urbs(struct lan78xx_net *dev)
 		    !netif_carrier_ok(dev->net) ||
 		    pipe_halted) {
 			lan78xx_release_tx_buf(dev, skb);
+			usb_put_urb(urb);
 			continue;
 		}
 
 		ret = usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		usb_put_urb(urb);
 
 		if (ret == 0) {
 			netif_trans_update(dev->net);