diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c
index 805ad31edba2..dbfd9d432ef2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ int ath9k_wmi_cmd(struct wmi *wmi, enum wmi_cmd_id cmd_id,
 		wmi->last_seq_id = 0;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wmi->wmi_lock, flags);
 		mutex_unlock(&wmi->op_mutex);
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return -ETIMEDOUT;
 	}