diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
index bbb0efacfaf0f9a3041d224091a81aa75c12a2c1..f45eca0b7a4ee57090d89bf5e3a2792e1e3f8916 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
@@ -1729,8 +1729,10 @@ void ath10k_mgmt_over_wmi_tx_work(struct work_struct *work)
 			break;
 
 		ret = ath10k_wmi_mgmt_tx(ar, skb);
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret) {
 			ath10k_warn("wmi mgmt_tx failed (%d)\n", ret);
+			ieee80211_free_txskb(ar->hw, skb);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
index a796d0b9a1392cbc69d470fe8496a46114033cce..8db9db2db946596b4f05ba062d3da74e5f6d9edc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
@@ -674,10 +674,8 @@ int ath10k_wmi_mgmt_tx(struct ath10k *ar, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	/* Send the management frame buffer to the target */
 	ret = ath10k_wmi_cmd_send(ar, wmi_skb, ar->wmi.cmd->mgmt_tx_cmdid);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	}
 
 	/* TODO: report tx status to mac80211 - temporary just ACK */
 	info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_STAT_ACK;