diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c
index c8e029df770e..a09398fe9e2a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c
@@ -319,8 +319,8 @@ int mwifiex_bss_start(struct mwifiex_private *priv, struct cfg80211_bss *bss,
 		if (bss_desc && bss_desc->ssid.ssid_len &&
 		    (!mwifiex_ssid_cmp(&priv->curr_bss_params.bss_descriptor.
 				       ssid, &bss_desc->ssid))) {
-			kfree(bss_desc);
-			return 0;
+			ret = 0;
+			goto done;
 		}
 
 		/* Exit Adhoc mode first */