diff --git a/src/platform/wifi/wifi-utils-nl80211.c b/src/platform/wifi/wifi-utils-nl80211.c
index 87af18663a..a5f25b0269 100644
--- a/src/platform/wifi/wifi-utils-nl80211.c
+++ b/src/platform/wifi/wifi-utils-nl80211.c
@@ -472,7 +472,8 @@ wifi_nl80211_set_mode (WifiData *data, const NM80211Mode mode)
 	err = nl80211_send_and_recv (nl80211, msg, NULL, NULL);
 	return err ? FALSE : TRUE;
 
-nla_put_failure:
+ nla_put_failure:
+	nlmsg_free (msg);
 	return FALSE;
 }
 
@@ -490,6 +491,7 @@ wifi_nl80211_set_powersave (WifiData *data, guint32 powersave)
 	return err ? FALSE : TRUE;
 
 nla_put_failure:
+	nlmsg_free (msg);
 	return FALSE;
 }
 
@@ -762,7 +764,8 @@ nl80211_get_ap_info (WifiDataNl80211 *nl80211,
 
 	return;
 
-nla_put_failure:
+ nla_put_failure:
+	nlmsg_free (msg);
 	return;
 }
 
@@ -812,6 +815,7 @@ wifi_nl80211_indicate_addressing_running (WifiData *data, gboolean running)
 	return err ? FALSE : TRUE;
 
 nla_put_failure:
+	nlmsg_free (msg);
 	return FALSE;
 }
 #endif