diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_linux.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_linux.c
index 29828865ed69b38e2e9dc7959c55ad65f80f8cf3..8c402e7b97eb8b861459e69ea8c2f287f46948c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_linux.c
@@ -941,6 +941,10 @@ int brcmf_bus_start(struct device *dev)
 			brcmf_fws_del_interface(ifp);
 			brcmf_fws_deinit(drvr);
 		}
+		if (drvr->iflist[0]) {
+			free_netdev(ifp->ndev);
+			drvr->iflist[0] = NULL;
+		}
 		if (p2p_ifp) {
 			free_netdev(p2p_ifp->ndev);
 			drvr->iflist[1] = NULL;