diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/testmode.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/testmode.c
index a9751ea2a0b7..c72eed358f6d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/testmode.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/testmode.c
@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ static int ath11k_tm_cmd_wmi_ftm(struct ath11k *ar, struct nlattr *tb[])
 		ret = ath11k_wmi_cmd_send(wmi, skb, cmd_id);
 		if (ret) {
 			ath11k_warn(ar->ab, "failed to send wmi ftm command: %d\n", ret);
+			dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 			goto out;
 		}