diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c
index fdeb0bbb884c563bdfe84bc0c8ae1808627beaf3..739d654bc9a6140b9db2c103b2678a1685f9a451 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ static int mwifiex_unregister(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 
 	kfree(adapter->regd);
 
-	vfree(adapter->chan_stats);
 	kfree(adapter);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -633,6 +632,7 @@ static int _mwifiex_fw_dpc(const struct firmware *firmware, void *context)
 	goto done;
 
 err_add_intf:
+	vfree(adapter->chan_stats);
 	wiphy_unregister(adapter->wiphy);
 	wiphy_free(adapter->wiphy);
 err_init_fw:
@@ -1417,6 +1417,7 @@ mwifiex_shutdown_sw(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 			mwifiex_del_virtual_intf(adapter->wiphy, &priv->wdev);
 		rtnl_unlock();
 	}
+	vfree(adapter->chan_stats);
 
 	mwifiex_dbg(adapter, INFO, "%s, successful\n", __func__);
 exit_return:
@@ -1726,6 +1727,7 @@ int mwifiex_remove_card(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 			mwifiex_del_virtual_intf(adapter->wiphy, &priv->wdev);
 		rtnl_unlock();
 	}
+	vfree(adapter->chan_stats);
 
 	wiphy_unregister(adapter->wiphy);
 	wiphy_free(adapter->wiphy);