diff --git a/wmi_unified.c b/wmi_unified.c
index 4cfe7622d9..e7a92abade 100644
--- a/wmi_unified.c
+++ b/wmi_unified.c
@@ -1843,6 +1843,8 @@ QDF_STATUS wmi_unified_cmd_send(wmi_unified_t wmi_handle, wmi_buf_t buf,
 		qdf_atomic_dec(&wmi_handle->pending_cmds);
 		QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_WMI, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR,
 		   "%s %d, htc_send_pkt failed", __func__, __LINE__);
+		qdf_mem_free(pkt);
+
 	}
 	if (status)
 		return QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;