diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac-ctxt.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac-ctxt.c
index 9c417dd06291..7736621dca65 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac-ctxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac-ctxt.c
@@ -1043,8 +1043,10 @@ int iwl_mvm_mac_ctxt_beacon_changed(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS
-	if (mvm->beacon_inject_active)
+	if (mvm->beacon_inject_active) {
+		dev_kfree_skb(beacon);
 		return -EBUSY;
+	}
 #endif
 
 	ret = iwl_mvm_mac_ctxt_send_beacon(mvm, vif, beacon);