diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
index 11176cc6a2addfd9a2a2150c7a1cf29bfa83d06a..72cc4f20d102c39bfc7d7c750b4aeb62465cc981 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
@@ -1441,6 +1441,7 @@ static void ath10k_wmi_event_host_swba(struct ath10k *ar, struct sk_buff *skb)
 					ATH10K_SKB_CB(bcn)->paddr);
 		if (ret) {
 			ath10k_warn("failed to map beacon: %d\n", ret);
+			dev_kfree_skb_any(bcn);
 			goto skip;
 		}