diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
index 51326425f9cc..b2ff1ff1a02f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
@@ -625,8 +625,10 @@ int xhci_run(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 		if (!command)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
-		xhci_queue_vendor_command(xhci, command, 0, 0, 0,
+		ret = xhci_queue_vendor_command(xhci, command, 0, 0, 0,
 				TRB_TYPE(TRB_NEC_GET_FW));
+		if (ret)
+			xhci_free_command(xhci, command);
 	}
 	xhci_dbg_trace(xhci, trace_xhci_dbg_init,
 			"Finished xhci_run for USB2 roothub");