diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btintel.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btintel.c
index 2be6d48a2a656a..e122dff855ba3c 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btintel.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btintel.c
@@ -3395,7 +3395,8 @@ 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
@@ -3403,7 +3404,8 @@ 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;
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btintel_pcie.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btintel_pcie.c
index 660496e55276dd..fd4a8bd056fa92 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btintel_pcie.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btintel_pcie.c
@@ -550,7 +550,8 @@ static int btintel_pcie_recv_event(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 				if (btintel_pcie_in_op(data)) {
 					btintel_pcie_wr_sleep_cntrl(data, BTINTEL_PCIE_STATE_D0);
 					data->alive_intr_ctxt = BTINTEL_PCIE_INTEL_HCI_RESET2;
-					break;
+					kfree_skb(skb);
+					return 0;
 				}
 
 				if (btintel_pcie_in_iml(data)) {
@@ -567,7 +568,8 @@ static int btintel_pcie_recv_event(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 						btintel_wake_up_flag(data->hdev,
 								     INTEL_WAIT_FOR_D0);
 				}
-				break;
+				kfree_skb(skb);
+				return 0;
 			case 0x06:
 				/* When the firmware loading completes the
 				 * device sends out a vendor specific event
@@ -575,7 +577,8 @@ static int btintel_pcie_recv_event(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 				 * loading.
 				 */
 				btintel_secure_send_result(hdev, ptr, len);
-				break;
+				kfree_skb(skb);
+				return 0;
 			}
 		}