diff --git a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/os/linux/cfg80211.c b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/os/linux/cfg80211.c
index efd4ae5c5cf960f46f93a38e059ac33bea18c93e..1e6a3431a60997198e1a31409b653e7d44643da7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/os/linux/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/os/linux/cfg80211.c
@@ -545,6 +545,7 @@ ar6k_cfg80211_connect_event(struct ar6_softc *ar, u16 channel,
     if(!ieeemgmtbuf) {
             AR_DEBUG_PRINTF(ATH_DEBUG_ERR,
                             ("%s: ieeeMgmtbuf alloc error\n", __func__));
+	    cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
             return;
     }