diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
index 2b280beb0011..af42abb6db58 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
@@ -4406,6 +4406,7 @@ static int __maybe_unused xhci_change_max_exit_latency(struct xhci_hcd *xhci,
 
 	if (!virt_dev || max_exit_latency == virt_dev->current_mel) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&xhci->lock, flags);
+		xhci_free_command(xhci, command);
 		return 0;
 	}