diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_mgmt.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_mgmt.c
index 1095df7d9573..1a3a5235cfb8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_mgmt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_mgmt.c
@@ -1583,6 +1583,7 @@ static int rsi_send_beacon(struct rsi_common *common)
 		skb_pull(skb, (64 - dword_align_bytes));
 	if (rsi_prepare_beacon(common, skb)) {
 		rsi_dbg(ERR_ZONE, "Failed to prepare beacon\n");
+		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	skb_queue_tail(&common->tx_queue[MGMT_BEACON_Q], skb);