diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8188ee/sw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8188ee/sw.c
index 774e72058d24668820a9bb97d6792fe99eccefa7..bddd5a5ebe52b04ae7850959814bc038b8255ecd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8188ee/sw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8188ee/sw.c
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ int rtl88e_init_sw_vars(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 				      rtl_fw_cb);
 	if (err) {
 		pr_info("Failed to request firmware!\n");
+		vfree(rtlpriv->rtlhal.pfirmware);
+		rtlpriv->rtlhal.pfirmware = NULL;
 		return 1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/sw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/sw.c
index bcbb0c60f1f12bc9d1cd706510d5a97dbc5e3ae3..38f85bfdf0c772713de9eb5db68bf73307a6e333 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/sw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/sw.c
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ int rtl92c_init_sw_vars(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 				      rtl_fw_cb);
 	if (err) {
 		pr_err("Failed to request firmware!\n");
+		vfree(rtlpriv->rtlhal.pfirmware);
+		rtlpriv->rtlhal.pfirmware = NULL;
 		return 1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/sw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/sw.c
index 62d9214b6fdc04db0c58e5dc36adb0e718794773..dfbbd35bb966024b000b4ea2c204349279b4e49c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/sw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/sw.c
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ static int rtl92cu_init_sw_vars(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	err = request_firmware_nowait(THIS_MODULE, 1,
 				      fw_name, rtlpriv->io.dev,
 				      GFP_KERNEL, hw, rtl_fw_cb);
+	if (err) {
+		vfree(rtlpriv->rtlhal.pfirmware);
+		rtlpriv->rtlhal.pfirmware = NULL;
+	}
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/sw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/sw.c
index 16132c66e5e1b37db21d0cd81163f8c38152ee3e..e38d6f7370aa65fdf48d66804ddf43003c7f4be5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/sw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/sw.c
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ static int rtl92d_init_sw_vars(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 				      rtl_fw_cb);
 	if (err) {
 		pr_err("Failed to request firmware!\n");
+		vfree(rtlpriv->rtlhal.pfirmware);
+		rtlpriv->rtlhal.pfirmware = NULL;
 		return 1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192ee/sw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192ee/sw.c
index eaa503b7c4b4685b043a6e5621f8d5cff9297a0f..745e9c32655c708cda99fc5c85ae12afbed78491 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192ee/sw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192ee/sw.c
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ int rtl92ee_init_sw_vars(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 				      rtl_fw_cb);
 	if (err) {
 		pr_err("Failed to request firmware!\n");
+		vfree(rtlpriv->rtlhal.pfirmware);
+		rtlpriv->rtlhal.pfirmware = NULL;
 		return 1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/sw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/sw.c
index 2006b09ea74ffac4888e2700f72329e8630d48a7..1ec20efb9ce12ef960b241b94748649b3f24a285 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/sw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/sw.c
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ static int rtl92s_init_sw_vars(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 				      rtl92se_fw_cb);
 	if (err) {
 		pr_err("Failed to request firmware!\n");
+		vfree(rtlpriv->rtlhal.pfirmware);
+		rtlpriv->rtlhal.pfirmware = NULL;
 		return 1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8723ae/sw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8723ae/sw.c
index 7bf9f255792048b9a03a8b6a6117f77c51bd5535..aab86667a7f3a3b14b44ed0f150869ed99357d9f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8723ae/sw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8723ae/sw.c
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ int rtl8723e_init_sw_vars(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 				      rtl_fw_cb);
 	if (err) {
 		pr_err("Failed to request firmware!\n");
+		vfree(rtlpriv->rtlhal.pfirmware);
+		rtlpriv->rtlhal.pfirmware = NULL;
 		return 1;
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8723be/sw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8723be/sw.c
index f9d10f1e7cf8a6b9a2f75961aaf7ee1e903773b0..56c05c4e149944cf06024aa7f8915fe040dba187 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8723be/sw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8723be/sw.c
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ int rtl8723be_init_sw_vars(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 					      rtl_fw_cb);
 		if (err) {
 			pr_err("Failed to request firmware!\n");
+			vfree(rtlpriv->rtlhal.pfirmware);
+			rtlpriv->rtlhal.pfirmware = NULL;
 			return 1;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/sw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/sw.c
index d71d2776ca03290eac3a834bf16775d87163214d..ec2d577ba85b1610b376c2e25515e897e20b5506 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/sw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/sw.c
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ int rtl8821ae_init_sw_vars(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	rtlpriv->rtlhal.wowlan_firmware = vzalloc(0x8000);
 	if (!rtlpriv->rtlhal.wowlan_firmware) {
 		pr_err("Can't alloc buffer for wowlan fw.\n");
+		vfree(rtlpriv->rtlhal.pfirmware);
+		rtlpriv->rtlhal.pfirmware = NULL;
 		return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -222,6 +224,8 @@ int rtl8821ae_init_sw_vars(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 					      rtl_fw_cb);
 		if (err) {
 			pr_err("Failed to request normal firmware!\n");
+			vfree(rtlpriv->rtlhal.wowlan_firmware);
+			vfree(rtlpriv->rtlhal.pfirmware);
 			return 1;
 		}
 	}
@@ -233,6 +237,8 @@ int rtl8821ae_init_sw_vars(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 				      rtl_wowlan_fw_cb);
 	if (err) {
 		pr_err("Failed to request wowlan firmware!\n");
+		vfree(rtlpriv->rtlhal.wowlan_firmware);
+		vfree(rtlpriv->rtlhal.pfirmware);
 		return 1;
 	}
 	return 0;