diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btintel.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btintel.c
index 5f696ca8d0b7..0e400edc7e45 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btintel.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btintel.c
@@ -2955,7 +2955,8 @@ int btintel_recv_event(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 				 * indicating that the bootup completed.
 				 */
 				btintel_bootup(hdev, ptr, len);
-				break;
+				kfree_skb(skb);
+				return 0;
 			case 0x06:
 				/* When the firmware loading completes the
 				 * device sends out a vendor specific event
@@ -2963,7 +2964,8 @@ int btintel_recv_event(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 				 * loading.
 				 */
 				btintel_secure_send_result(hdev, ptr, len);
-				break;
+				kfree_skb(skb);
+				return 0;
 			}
 		}