diff --git a/crypto/crypto_user_stat.c b/crypto/crypto_user_stat.c
index 8bad88413de1..1be95432fa23 100644
--- a/crypto/crypto_user_stat.c
+++ b/crypto/crypto_user_stat.c
@@ -328,8 +328,10 @@ int crypto_reportstat(struct sk_buff *in_skb, struct nlmsghdr *in_nlh,
 drop_alg:
 	crypto_mod_put(alg);
 
-	if (err)
+	if (err) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return err;
+	}
 
 	return nlmsg_unicast(net->crypto_nlsk, skb, NETLINK_CB(in_skb).portid);
 }