diff --git a/drivers/nfc/st95hf/core.c b/drivers/nfc/st95hf/core.c
index 9642971e89ce..457854765983 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/st95hf/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/st95hf/core.c
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ static int st95hf_in_send_cmd(struct nfc_digital_dev *ddev,
 	rc = down_killable(&stcontext->exchange_lock);
 	if (rc) {
 		WARN(1, "Semaphore is not found up in st95hf_in_send_cmd\n");
-		return rc;
+		goto free_skb_resp;
 	}
 
 	rc = st95hf_spi_send(&stcontext->spicontext, skb->data,