diff --git a/drivers/net/macsec.c b/drivers/net/macsec.c
index 98e4deaa3a6a1..5ab1b8849c304 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macsec.c
@@ -742,6 +742,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *macsec_encrypt(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	sg_init_table(sg, ret);
 	ret = skb_to_sgvec(skb, sg, 0, skb->len);
 	if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
+		aead_request_free(req);
 		macsec_txsa_put(tx_sa);
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
@@ -954,6 +955,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *macsec_decrypt(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	sg_init_table(sg, ret);
 	ret = skb_to_sgvec(skb, sg, 0, skb->len);
 	if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
+		aead_request_free(req);
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 	}