diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index ff28f8feeb09270296bab5b086e928cc3a76bea0..a052693c2e852b856f96d304cb97b6ddd0ff5319 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -9214,6 +9214,7 @@ static int nl80211_connect(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 	if (nla_get_flag(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_EXTERNAL_AUTH_SUPPORT])) {
 		if (!info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_SOCKET_OWNER]) {
+			kzfree(connkeys);
 			GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info,
 					 "external auth requires connection ownership");
 			return -EINVAL;