diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/bmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/bmi.c
index ea908107581da83843c7263e48de1ac101c704b8..5b6db6e66f65df59957b4247897cdc6bcc170766 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/bmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/bmi.c
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ static int ath10k_bmi_lz_data_large(struct ath10k *ar, const void *buffer, u32 l
 						  NULL, NULL);
 		if (ret) {
 			ath10k_warn(ar, "unable to write to the device\n");
+			kfree(cmd);
 			return ret;
 		}