diff --git a/src/ap/preauth_auth.c b/src/ap/preauth_auth.c
index ade0a9e7f..8e133158a 100644
--- a/src/ap/preauth_auth.c
+++ b/src/ap/preauth_auth.c
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ int rsn_preauth_iface_init(struct hostapd_data *hapd)
 
 		if (rsn_preauth_iface_add(hapd, start)) {
 			rsn_preauth_iface_deinit(hapd);
+			os_free(tmp);
 			return -1;
 		}