diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c
index e11af747395dd..17b0f1b793ec8 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c
@@ -250,8 +250,12 @@ static int h5_close(struct hci_uart *hu)
 	if (h5->vnd && h5->vnd->close)
 		h5->vnd->close(h5);
 
-	if (!hu->serdev)
-		kfree(h5);
+	if (hu->serdev)
+		serdev_device_close(hu->serdev);
+
+	kfree_skb(h5->rx_skb);
+	kfree(h5);
+	h5 = NULL;
 
 	return 0;
 }