diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/beacon.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/beacon.c
index 507299bf013693cfda478987e34efe174e717e17..d8742230e6241252c5c050c0baee629a4ac5220a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/beacon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/beacon.c
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ static struct ath_buf *ath_beacon_generate(struct ath_softc *sc, int if_id)
 		pci_unmap_single(sc->pdev, bf->bf_dmacontext,
 				 skb->len,
 				 PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 	}
 
 	skb = ieee80211_beacon_get(sc->hw, vif);