diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
index 0679458a1bac..780d3e168297 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
@@ -1825,8 +1825,6 @@ mwifiex_cfg80211_scan(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
-	priv->scan_request = request;
-
 	priv->user_scan_cfg = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mwifiex_user_scan_cfg),
 				      GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv->user_scan_cfg) {
@@ -1834,6 +1832,8 @@ mwifiex_cfg80211_scan(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	priv->scan_request = request;
+
 	priv->user_scan_cfg->num_ssids = request->n_ssids;
 	priv->user_scan_cfg->ssid_list = request->ssids;
 
@@ -1870,6 +1870,9 @@ mwifiex_cfg80211_scan(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	ret = mwifiex_scan_networks(priv, priv->user_scan_cfg);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(priv->adapter->dev, "scan failed: %d\n", ret);
+		priv->scan_request = NULL;
+		kfree(priv->user_scan_cfg);
+		priv->user_scan_cfg = NULL;
 		return ret;
 	}