diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index d4786f2802aa..711cb7ad6ae0 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -7547,7 +7547,7 @@ static int nl80211_join_ibss(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 		if ((ibss.chandef.width != NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20_NOHT) &&
 		    no_ht) {
-			kfree(connkeys);
+			kzfree(connkeys);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 	}