diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c
index 04df70beba426df6a24f83535fbc2867ab569e94..de9eb2cfbf4b5784c36a97da2748acd357250c37 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c
@@ -1286,7 +1286,8 @@ int wcn36xx_smd_send_beacon(struct wcn36xx *wcn, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 	} else {
 		wcn36xx_err("Beacon is to big: beacon size=%d\n",
 			      msg_body.beacon_length);
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
 	}
 	memcpy(msg_body.bssid, vif->addr, ETH_ALEN);
 
@@ -1607,7 +1608,8 @@ int wcn36xx_smd_keep_alive_req(struct wcn36xx *wcn,
 		/* TODO: it also support ARP response type */
 	} else {
 		wcn36xx_warn("unknow keep alive packet type %d\n", packet_type);
-		return -EINVAL;
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	PREPARE_HAL_BUF(wcn->hal_buf, msg_body);