diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/pci.c
index 999ffc12578b..c97e9d327331 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/pci.c
@@ -764,6 +764,7 @@ static void _rtl_pci_rx_interrupt(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 				 "can't alloc skb for rx\n");
 			goto done;
 		}
+		kmemleak_not_leak(new_skb);
 
 		pci_unmap_single(rtlpci->pdev,
 				 *((dma_addr_t *) skb->cb),