diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c
index 98864fc55b25..13ecd108c86b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c
@@ -44,8 +44,10 @@ static int rtw_xmit_resource_alloc(struct adapter *padapter, struct xmit_buf *px
 	pxmitbuf->dma_transfer_addr = 0;
 
 	pxmitbuf->pxmit_urb = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!pxmitbuf->pxmit_urb)
+	if (!pxmitbuf->pxmit_urb) {
+		kfree(pxmitbuf->pallocated_buf);
 		return _FAIL;
+	}
 
 	return _SUCCESS;
 }