1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
index 462c71067bfb..e9ab9a3fbe9c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
@@ -780,6 +780,7 @@ static int mwifiex_cfg80211_inform_ibss_bss(struct mwifiex_private *priv)
 {
         struct ieee80211_channel *chan;
         struct mwifiex_bss_info bss_info;
+        struct cfg80211_bss *bss;
         int ie_len;
         u8 ie_buf[IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN + sizeof(struct ieee_types_header)];
         enum ieee80211_band band;
@@ -800,9 +801,10 @@ static int mwifiex_cfg80211_inform_ibss_bss(struct mwifiex_private *priv)
                         ieee80211_channel_to_frequency(bss_info.bss_chan,
                                                        band));
 
-        cfg80211_inform_bss(priv->wdev->wiphy, chan,
+        bss = cfg80211_inform_bss(priv->wdev->wiphy, chan,
                 bss_info.bssid, 0, WLAN_CAPABILITY_IBSS,
                 0, ie_buf, ie_len, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
+        cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
         memcpy(priv->cfg_bssid, bss_info.bssid, ETH_ALEN);
 
         return 0;