diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
index e21d21d7de8e..b560f2d2837b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
@@ -2358,6 +2358,8 @@ deinit:
 		wl1271_free_ap_keys(wl, wlvif);
 	}
 
+	dev_kfree_skb(wlvif->probereq);
+	wlvif->probereq = NULL;
 	wl12xx_tx_reset_wlvif(wl, wlvif);
 	if (wl->last_wlvif == wlvif)
 		wl->last_wlvif = NULL;