diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/xdomain.c b/drivers/thunderbolt/xdomain.c
index 680b2204875a..4fe19cf6387d 100644
--- a/drivers/thunderbolt/xdomain.c
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/xdomain.c
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ static int __tb_xdomain_response(struct tb_ctl *ctl, const void *response,
 				 size_t size, enum tb_cfg_pkg_type type)
 {
 	struct tb_cfg_request *req;
+	int ret;
 
 	req = tb_cfg_request_alloc();
 	if (!req)
@@ -147,7 +148,11 @@ static int __tb_xdomain_response(struct tb_ctl *ctl, const void *response,
 	req->request_size = size;
 	req->request_type = type;
 
-	return tb_cfg_request(ctl, req, response_ready, req);
+	ret = tb_cfg_request(ctl, req, response_ready, req);
+	if (ret)
+		tb_cfg_request_put(req);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**