diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
index 3e70b1418a4a053ac6d166e3777f902220593c8e..a6623ddfdefe3546b56961e3be2feeab6617a9bd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
@@ -2960,6 +2960,7 @@ ath5k_deinit_softc(struct ath5k_softc *sc)
 	 * state and potentially want to use them.
 	 */
 	ath5k_hw_deinit(sc->ah);
+	kfree(sc->ah);
 	free_irq(sc->irq, sc);
 }