diff --git a/components/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_vdev_mgr_interface.c b/components/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_vdev_mgr_interface.c
index 1c1b375fc8af..884c287e4c11 100644
--- a/components/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_vdev_mgr_interface.c
+++ b/components/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_vdev_mgr_interface.c
@@ -1157,6 +1157,7 @@ QDF_STATUS vdevmgr_mlme_ext_hdl_create(struct vdev_mlme_obj *vdev_mlme)
 				     &vdev_mlme->mgmt.generic.subtype);
 	if (QDF_IS_STATUS_ERROR(status)) {
 		mlme_err("Get vdev type failed; status:%d", status);
+		qdf_mem_free(vdev_mlme->ext_vdev_ptr);
 		return status;
 	}
 
@@ -1164,6 +1165,7 @@ QDF_STATUS vdevmgr_mlme_ext_hdl_create(struct vdev_mlme_obj *vdev_mlme)
 	if (QDF_IS_STATUS_ERROR(status)) {
 		mlme_err("Failed to create vdev for vdev id %d",
 			 wlan_vdev_get_id(vdev_mlme->vdev));
+		qdf_mem_free(vdev_mlme->ext_vdev_ptr);
 		return status;
 	}