1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c
index dae8dbb24a03..8a3f9598ad33 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c
@@ -1469,7 +1469,7 @@ mwifiex_update_curr_bss_params(struct mwifiex_private *priv, u8 *bssid,
                                s32 rssi, const u8 *ie_buf, size_t ie_len,
                                u16 beacon_period, u16 cap_info_bitmap, u8 band)
 {
-        struct mwifiex_bssdescriptor *bss_desc = NULL;
+        struct mwifiex_bssdescriptor *bss_desc;
         int ret;
         unsigned long flags;
         u8 *beacon_ie;
@@ -1484,6 +1484,7 @@ mwifiex_update_curr_bss_params(struct mwifiex_private *priv, u8 *bssid,
 
         beacon_ie = kmemdup(ie_buf, ie_len, GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!beacon_ie) {
+                kfree(bss_desc);
                 dev_err(priv->adapter->dev, " failed to alloc beacon_ie\n");
                 return -ENOMEM;
         }