diff --git a/mt76x2_mcu.c b/mt76x2_mcu.c
index 8e7fd641..cf11e0f9 100644
--- a/mt76x2_mcu.c
+++ b/mt76x2_mcu.c
@@ -429,8 +429,13 @@ int mt76x2_mcu_init(struct mt76x2_dev *dev)
 
 int mt76x2_mcu_cleanup(struct mt76x2_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+
 	mt76_wr(dev, MT_MCU_INT_LEVEL, 1);
 	msleep(20);
 
+	while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&dev->mcu.res_q)) != NULL)
+		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+
 	return 0;
 }