diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
index ce61b6fae1c9..5c7fd185373c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
@@ -958,6 +958,7 @@ static int mwifiex_cfg80211_start_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	case NL80211_HIDDEN_SSID_ZERO_CONTENTS:
 		/* firmware doesn't support this type of hidden SSID */
 	default:
+		kfree(bss_cfg);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}