diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
index 174e0ce31c42badf288f71e7150c9969b2bab865..448e3a8c33a6dfa30bfa01190bbfbc24efbd042b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
@@ -3844,8 +3844,10 @@ void ath10k_mgmt_over_wmi_tx_work(struct work_struct *work)
 			     ar->running_fw->fw_file.fw_features)) {
 			paddr = dma_map_single(ar->dev, skb->data,
 					       skb->len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
-			if (!paddr)
+			if (dma_mapping_error(ar->dev, paddr)) {
+				ieee80211_free_txskb(ar->hw, skb);
 				continue;
+			}
 			ret = ath10k_wmi_mgmt_tx_send(ar, skb, paddr);
 			if (ret) {
 				ath10k_warn(ar, "failed to transmit management frame by ref via WMI: %d\n",