diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
index 7acb790d850b..3d0badc34825 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
@@ -1744,7 +1744,6 @@ int wilc_add_rx_gtk(struct wilc_vif *vif, const u8 *rx_gtk, u8 gtk_key_len,
 		result = wilc_send_config_pkt(vif, WILC_SET_CFG, wid_list,
 					      ARRAY_SIZE(wid_list),
 					      wilc_get_vif_idx(vif));
-		kfree(gtk_key);
 	} else if (mode == WILC_STATION_MODE) {
 		struct wid wid;
 
@@ -1754,9 +1753,9 @@ int wilc_add_rx_gtk(struct wilc_vif *vif, const u8 *rx_gtk, u8 gtk_key_len,
 		wid.val = (u8 *)gtk_key;
 		result = wilc_send_config_pkt(vif, WILC_SET_CFG, &wid, 1,
 					      wilc_get_vif_idx(vif));
-		kfree(gtk_key);
 	}
 
+	kfree(gtk_key);
 	return result;
 }