diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
index 77220b0f0e89..226bd2141629 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
@@ -1451,6 +1451,7 @@ int ath10k_wmi_event_mgmt_rx(struct ath10k *ar, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	ret = ath10k_wmi_pull_mgmt_rx(ar, skb, &arg);
 	if (ret) {
 		ath10k_warn(ar, "failed to parse mgmt rx event: %d\n", ret);
+		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 		return ret;
 	}