diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
index cb23da9aff1e6952971b907f0e1ee25a6d744016..330dab41f2fef5a2f9ed22c365478bd4580f808a 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ __sta_info_alloc(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	sta->sdata = sdata;
 
 	if (sta_info_alloc_link(local, &sta->deflink, gfp))
-		return NULL;
+		goto free;
 
 	if (link_id >= 0) {
 		sta_info_add_link(sta, link_id, &sta->deflink,