diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c
index 223d35795350..95eb05abc44a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c
@@ -1284,8 +1284,10 @@ static void __orinoco_ev_info(struct net_device *dev, hermes_t *hw)
 		/* Read scan data */
 		err = hermes_bap_pread(hw, IRQ_BAP, (void *) buf, len,
 				       infofid, sizeof(info));
-		if (err)
+		if (err) {
+			kfree(buf);
 			break;
+		}
 
 #ifdef ORINOCO_DEBUG
 		{