diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index e11f6d3fbd2b..63499db5c63d 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -1551,6 +1551,8 @@ struct ieee802_11_elems {
 	u8 country_elem_len;
 	u8 bssid_index_len;
 
+	void *nontx_profile;
+
 	/* whether a parse error occurred while retrieving these elements */
 	bool parse_error;
 };
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 0163b835f608..c52b8eb7fb8a 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -3394,6 +3394,7 @@ static bool ieee80211_assoc_success(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 			sdata_info(sdata,
 				   "AP bug: VHT operation missing from AssocResp\n");
 		}
+		kfree(bss_elems.nontx_profile);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -4045,6 +4046,7 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_mgmt_beacon(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		ifmgd->assoc_data->timeout = jiffies;
 		ifmgd->assoc_data->timeout_started = true;
 		run_again(sdata, ifmgd->assoc_data->timeout);
+		kfree(elems.nontx_profile);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -4222,7 +4224,7 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_mgmt_beacon(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		ieee80211_report_disconnect(sdata, deauth_buf,
 					    sizeof(deauth_buf), true,
 					    WLAN_REASON_DEAUTH_LEAVING);
-		return;
+		goto free;
 	}
 
 	if (sta && elems.opmode_notif)
@@ -4237,6 +4239,8 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_mgmt_beacon(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 					       elems.cisco_dtpc_elem);
 
 	ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, changed);
+free:
+	kfree(elems.nontx_profile);
 }
 
 void ieee80211_sta_rx_queued_ext(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
diff --git a/net/mac80211/scan.c b/net/mac80211/scan.c
index d6afaacaf7ef..b241ff8c015a 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/scan.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/scan.c
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ ieee80211_bss_info_update(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 						rx_status, beacon);
 	}
 
+	kfree(elems.nontx_profile);
+
 	return bss;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index e6b5d164a0ee..7fa6efa8b83c 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -1483,6 +1483,11 @@ u32 ieee802_11_parse_elems_crc(const u8 *start, size_t len, bool action,
 			cfg80211_find_ext_elem(WLAN_EID_EXT_NON_INHERITANCE,
 					       nontransmitted_profile,
 					       nontransmitted_profile_len);
+		if (!nontransmitted_profile_len) {
+			nontransmitted_profile_len = 0;
+			kfree(nontransmitted_profile);
+			nontransmitted_profile = NULL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	crc = _ieee802_11_parse_elems_crc(start, len, action, elems, filter,
@@ -1512,7 +1517,7 @@ u32 ieee802_11_parse_elems_crc(const u8 *start, size_t len, bool action,
 	    offsetofend(struct ieee80211_bssid_index, dtim_count))
 		elems->dtim_count = elems->bssid_index->dtim_count;
 
-	kfree(nontransmitted_profile);
+	elems->nontx_profile = nontransmitted_profile;
 
 	return crc;
 }