diff --git a/drivers/firewire/fw-transaction.c b/drivers/firewire/fw-transaction.c
index c4b3417..3ce8e2f 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/fw-transaction.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/fw-transaction.c
@@ -605,8 +605,10 @@
 	 * check is sufficient to ensure we don't send response to
 	 * broadcast packets or posted writes.
 	 */
-	if (request->ack != ACK_PENDING)
+	if (request->ack != ACK_PENDING) {
+		kfree(request);
 		return;
+	}
 
 	if (rcode == RCODE_COMPLETE)
 		fw_fill_response(&request->response, request->request_header,