diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_hal_init.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_hal_init.c
index 054e2c2eab02..528bc05169de 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_hal_init.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_hal_init.c
@@ -346,12 +346,14 @@ s32 rtl8723b_FirmwareDownload(struct adapter *padapter, bool  bUsedWoWLANFw)
 
 	if (fw->size > FW_8723B_SIZE) {
 		rtStatus = _FAIL;
+		release_firmware(fw);
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
 	pFirmware->fw_buffer_sz = kmemdup(fw->data, fw->size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!pFirmware->fw_buffer_sz) {
 		rtStatus = _FAIL;
+		release_firmware(fw);
 		goto exit;
 	}