diff --git a/components/tdls/core/src/wlan_tdls_main.c b/components/tdls/core/src/wlan_tdls_main.c
index 52ef0d3a73f4..aac38365e11c 100644
--- a/components/tdls/core/src/wlan_tdls_main.c
+++ b/components/tdls/core/src/wlan_tdls_main.c
@@ -273,7 +273,8 @@ QDF_STATUS tdls_vdev_obj_create_notification(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev,
 	tdls_vdev_obj = qdf_mem_malloc(sizeof(*tdls_vdev_obj));
 	if (!tdls_vdev_obj) {
 		tdls_err("Failed to allocate memory for tdls vdev object");
-		return QDF_STATUS_E_NOMEM;
+		status = QDF_STATUS_E_NOMEM;
+		goto err;
 	}
 
 	status = wlan_objmgr_vdev_component_obj_attach(vdev,
@@ -304,7 +305,12 @@ QDF_STATUS tdls_vdev_obj_create_notification(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev,
 	tdls_debug("tdls object attach to vdev successfully");
 	return status;
 err:
-	qdf_mem_free(tdls_vdev_obj);
+	if (tdls_soc_obj->tdls_osif_deinit_cb)
+		tdls_soc_obj->tdls_osif_deinit_cb(vdev);
+	if (tdls_vdev_obj) {
+		qdf_mem_free(tdls_vdev_obj);
+		tdls_vdev_obj = NULL;
+	}
 	return status;
 }