diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c
index f8c3a10510c2..04df70beba42 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c
@@ -1327,7 +1327,8 @@ int wcn36xx_smd_update_proberesp_tmpl(struct wcn36xx *wcn,
 	if (skb->len > BEACON_TEMPLATE_SIZE) {
 		wcn36xx_warn("probe response template is too big: %d\n",
 			     skb->len);
-		return -E2BIG;
+		ret = -E2BIG;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	msg.probe_resp_template_len = skb->len;