diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
index cb8ae751eb31..b4aad6604d6d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
@@ -1938,6 +1938,7 @@ int ath10k_wmi_cmd_send(struct ath10k *ar, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 cmd_id)
 	if (cmd_id == WMI_CMD_UNSUPPORTED) {
 		ath10k_warn(ar, "wmi command %d is not supported by firmware\n",
 			    cmd_id);
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		return ret;
 	}