diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/runtime.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/runtime.h
index 6b95d0e75889..2b8b50a77990 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/runtime.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/runtime.h
@@ -154,7 +154,11 @@ void iwl_fw_runtime_init(struct iwl_fw_runtime *fwrt, struct iwl_trans *trans,
 			const struct iwl_fw_runtime_ops *ops, void *ops_ctx,
 			struct dentry *dbgfs_dir);
 
-void iwl_fw_runtime_exit(struct iwl_fw_runtime *fwrt);
+static inline void iwl_fw_runtime_free(struct iwl_fw_runtime *fwrt)
+{
+	kfree(fwrt->dump.d3_debug_data);
+	fwrt->dump.d3_debug_data = NULL;
+}
 
 void iwl_fw_runtime_suspend(struct iwl_fw_runtime *fwrt);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
index 0e2092526fae..af3fba10abc1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
@@ -858,6 +858,7 @@ iwl_op_mode_mvm_start(struct iwl_trans *trans, const struct iwl_cfg *cfg,
 	iwl_mvm_thermal_exit(mvm);
  out_free:
 	iwl_fw_flush_dump(&mvm->fwrt);
+	iwl_fw_runtime_free(&mvm->fwrt);
 
 	if (iwlmvm_mod_params.init_dbg)
 		return op_mode;
@@ -910,6 +911,7 @@ static void iwl_op_mode_mvm_stop(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode)
 
 	iwl_mvm_tof_clean(mvm);
 
+	iwl_fw_runtime_free(&mvm->fwrt);
 	mutex_destroy(&mvm->mutex);
 	mutex_destroy(&mvm->d0i3_suspend_mutex);