diff --git a/hostapd/config_file.c b/hostapd/config_file.c
index 3466f2851..9edbe6326 100644
--- a/hostapd/config_file.c
+++ b/hostapd/config_file.c
@@ -2325,12 +2325,11 @@ static int hostapd_config_fill(struct hostapd_config *conf,
 		os_free(bss->ssid.wpa_passphrase);
 		bss->ssid.wpa_passphrase = os_strdup(pos);
 		if (bss->ssid.wpa_passphrase) {
-			os_free(bss->ssid.wpa_psk);
-			bss->ssid.wpa_psk = NULL;
+			hostapd_config_clear_wpa_psk(&bss->ssid.wpa_psk);
 			bss->ssid.wpa_passphrase_set = 1;
 		}
 	} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "wpa_psk") == 0) {
-		os_free(bss->ssid.wpa_psk);
+		hostapd_config_clear_wpa_psk(&bss->ssid.wpa_psk);
 		bss->ssid.wpa_psk = os_zalloc(sizeof(struct hostapd_wpa_psk));
 		if (bss->ssid.wpa_psk == NULL)
 			return 1;
@@ -2338,8 +2337,7 @@ static int hostapd_config_fill(struct hostapd_config *conf,
 		    pos[PMK_LEN * 2] != '\0') {
 			wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Line %d: Invalid PSK '%s'.",
 				   line, pos);
-			os_free(bss->ssid.wpa_psk);
-			bss->ssid.wpa_psk = NULL;
+			hostapd_config_clear_wpa_psk(&bss->ssid.wpa_psk);
 			return 1;
 		}
 		bss->ssid.wpa_psk->group = 1;
diff --git a/src/ap/ap_config.c b/src/ap/ap_config.c
index c1861d4f7..76011dc07 100644
--- a/src/ap/ap_config.c
+++ b/src/ap/ap_config.c
@@ -394,20 +394,27 @@ static void hostapd_config_free_wep(struct hostapd_wep_keys *keys)
 }
 
 
+void hostapd_config_clear_wpa_psk(struct hostapd_wpa_psk **l)
+{
+	struct hostapd_wpa_psk *psk, *tmp;
+
+	for (psk = *l; psk;) {
+		tmp = psk;
+		psk = psk->next;
+		bin_clear_free(tmp, sizeof(*tmp));
+	}
+	*l = NULL;
+}
+
+
 void hostapd_config_free_bss(struct hostapd_bss_config *conf)
 {
-	struct hostapd_wpa_psk *psk, *prev;
 	struct hostapd_eap_user *user, *prev_user;
 
 	if (conf == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	psk = conf->ssid.wpa_psk;
-	while (psk) {
-		prev = psk;
-		psk = psk->next;
-		bin_clear_free(prev, sizeof(*prev));
-	}
+	hostapd_config_clear_wpa_psk(&conf->ssid.wpa_psk);
 
 	str_clear_free(conf->ssid.wpa_passphrase);
 	os_free(conf->ssid.wpa_psk_file);
diff --git a/src/ap/ap_config.h b/src/ap/ap_config.h
index ec73771f6..961d2dd38 100644
--- a/src/ap/ap_config.h
+++ b/src/ap/ap_config.h
@@ -657,6 +657,7 @@ int hostapd_mac_comp_empty(const void *a);
 struct hostapd_config * hostapd_config_defaults(void);
 void hostapd_config_defaults_bss(struct hostapd_bss_config *bss);
 void hostapd_config_free_eap_user(struct hostapd_eap_user *user);
+void hostapd_config_clear_wpa_psk(struct hostapd_wpa_psk **p);
 void hostapd_config_free_bss(struct hostapd_bss_config *conf);
 void hostapd_config_free(struct hostapd_config *conf);
 int hostapd_maclist_found(struct mac_acl_entry *list, int num_entries,
diff --git a/src/ap/hostapd.c b/src/ap/hostapd.c
index 61614dc3d..e641b129f 100644
--- a/src/ap/hostapd.c
+++ b/src/ap/hostapd.c
@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@ static void hostapd_reload_bss(struct hostapd_data *hapd)
 		 * Force PSK to be derived again since SSID or passphrase may
 		 * have changed.
 		 */
-		os_free(ssid->wpa_psk);
-		ssid->wpa_psk = NULL;
+		hostapd_config_clear_wpa_psk(&hapd->conf->ssid.wpa_psk);
 	}
 	if (hostapd_setup_wpa_psk(hapd->conf)) {
 		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Failed to re-configure WPA PSK "
diff --git a/src/ap/wps_hostapd.c b/src/ap/wps_hostapd.c
index 9ba7aba8d..b0e8b0bfc 100644
--- a/src/ap/wps_hostapd.c
+++ b/src/ap/wps_hostapd.c
@@ -362,10 +362,9 @@ static int hapd_wps_reconfig_in_memory(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
 			if (bss->ssid.wpa_passphrase)
 				os_memcpy(bss->ssid.wpa_passphrase, cred->key,
 					  cred->key_len);
-			os_free(bss->ssid.wpa_psk);
-			bss->ssid.wpa_psk = NULL;
+			hostapd_config_clear_wpa_psk(&bss->ssid.wpa_psk);
 		} else if (cred->key_len == 64) {
-			os_free(bss->ssid.wpa_psk);
+			hostapd_config_clear_wpa_psk(&bss->ssid.wpa_psk);
 			bss->ssid.wpa_psk =
 				os_zalloc(sizeof(struct hostapd_wpa_psk));
 			if (bss->ssid.wpa_psk &&