diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ahb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ahb.c
index ea99827815599e9028682de9b4c2276d2d7939f3..c38e9e8489953b3438dc96d940cefd89a5ce3377 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ahb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ahb.c
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ static int ath_ahb_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ath5k_deinit_softc(sc);
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
+	ieee80211_free_hw(hw);
 
 	return 0;
 }