diff --git a/net/wireless/scan.c b/net/wireless/scan.c
index 358cbc9e43d8..27a56ee2e8f0 100644
--- a/net/wireless/scan.c
+++ b/net/wireless/scan.c
@@ -1071,6 +1071,7 @@ int cfg80211_scan(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev)
 	struct cfg80211_scan_request_int *request;
 	struct cfg80211_scan_request_int *rdev_req = rdev->scan_req;
 	u32 n_channels = 0, idx, i;
+	int err;
 
 	if (!(rdev->wiphy.flags & WIPHY_FLAG_SPLIT_SCAN_6GHZ)) {
 		rdev_req->req.first_part = true;
@@ -1100,8 +1101,14 @@ int cfg80211_scan(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev)
 
 	rdev_req->req.scan_6ghz = false;
 	rdev_req->req.first_part = true;
+	err = rdev_scan(rdev, request);
+	if (err) {
+		kfree(request);
+		return err;
+	}
+
 	rdev->int_scan_req = request;
-	return rdev_scan(rdev, request);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 void ___cfg80211_scan_done(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,