1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
index 0679458a1ba..780d3e16829 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
@@ -1825,8 +1825,6 @@ mwifiex_cfg80211_scan(struct wiphy *wiphy,
                 return -EBUSY;
         }
 
-        priv->scan_request = request;
-
         priv->user_scan_cfg = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mwifiex_user_scan_cfg),
                                       GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!priv->user_scan_cfg) {
@@ -1834,6 +1832,8 @@ mwifiex_cfg80211_scan(struct wiphy *wiphy,
                 return -ENOMEM;
         }
 
+        priv->scan_request = request;
+
         priv->user_scan_cfg->num_ssids = request->n_ssids;
         priv->user_scan_cfg->ssid_list = request->ssids;
 
@@ -1870,6 +1870,9 @@ mwifiex_cfg80211_scan(struct wiphy *wiphy,
         ret = mwifiex_scan_networks(priv, priv->user_scan_cfg);
         if (ret) {
                 dev_err(priv->adapter->dev, "scan failed: %d\n", ret);
+                priv->scan_request = NULL;
+                kfree(priv->user_scan_cfg);
+                priv->user_scan_cfg = NULL;
                 return ret;
         }