diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/dbg.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/dbg.c
index 286b5ca3b167..14f96bd41377 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/dbg.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/dbg.c
@@ -2130,6 +2130,7 @@ int iwl_fw_dbg_collect(struct iwl_fw_runtime *fwrt,
 	struct iwl_fw_dump_desc *desc;
 	unsigned int delay = 0;
 	bool monitor_only = false;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (trigger) {
 		u16 occurrences = le16_to_cpu(trigger->occurrences) - 1;
@@ -2160,7 +2161,11 @@ int iwl_fw_dbg_collect(struct iwl_fw_runtime *fwrt,
 	desc->trig_desc.type = cpu_to_le32(trig);
 	memcpy(desc->trig_desc.data, str, len);
 
-	return iwl_fw_dbg_collect_desc(fwrt, desc, monitor_only, delay);
+	ret = iwl_fw_dbg_collect_desc(fwrt, desc, monitor_only, delay);
+	if (ret)
+		kfree(desc);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_fw_dbg_collect);