diff --git a/net/mac80211/iface.c b/net/mac80211/iface.c
index 080f6ff98ce4d1ebe27bf06ef195cc1777291c5e..28d1a1450d24e35de5390b156adf7332082152df 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/iface.c
@@ -1882,6 +1882,7 @@ int ieee80211_if_add(struct ieee80211_local *local, const char *name,
 
 		ret = register_netdevice(ndev);
 		if (ret) {
+			ieee80211_if_free(ndev);
 			free_netdev(ndev);
 			return ret;
 		}