diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index a88551f3bc43f201cfd09ec7dc93ed2a42e93cf8..8c92e35a4e815aec7b88bd58337b0f5ca8cc4e9a 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ struct wiphy *wiphy_new_nm(const struct cfg80211_ops *ops, int sizeof_priv,
 				   &rdev->rfkill_ops, rdev);
 
 	if (!rdev->rfkill) {
-		kfree(rdev);
+		wiphy_free(&rdev->wiphy);
 		return NULL;
 	}