diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index 6f3ace993..0a70e22f7 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -7929,11 +7929,12 @@ static int nl80211_pmkid(struct i802_bss *bss, int cmd,
 		     params->fils_cache_id)) ||
 	    (params->pmk_len && params->pmk_len <= PMK_MAX_LEN &&
 	     nla_put(msg, NL80211_ATTR_PMK, params->pmk_len, params->pmk))) {
+		nl80211_nlmsg_clear(msg);
 		nlmsg_free(msg);
 		return -ENOBUFS;
 	}
 
-	return send_and_recv_msgs(bss->drv, msg, NULL, NULL);
+	return send_and_recv_msgs(bss->drv, msg, NULL, (void *) -1);
 }