diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/mcs7780.c b/drivers/net/irda/mcs7780.c
index 0b769192d4ce0753c872410c601a1e2eb4849a8e..93916cf33f295604e939d02d2b7a1f0bfef28e66 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/mcs7780.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/mcs7780.c
@@ -677,6 +677,8 @@ static int mcs_net_close(struct net_device *netdev)
 	/* Stop transmit processing */
 	netif_stop_queue(netdev);
 
+	kfree_skb(mcs->rx_buff.skb);
+
 	/* kill and free the receive and transmit URBs */
 	usb_kill_urb(mcs->rx_urb);
 	usb_free_urb(mcs->rx_urb);