diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c
index 3ec580e38c17cf..f67ea1c090cb84 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ static int vhci_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		hci_free_dev(hdev);
 	}
 
+	skb_queue_purge(&data->readq);
 	file->private_data = NULL;
 	kfree(data);