diff --git a/net/wireless/sme.c b/net/wireless/sme.c
index c0bf781..32dac8c 100644
--- a/net/wireless/sme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/sme.c
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@
  * SME event handling
  */
 
+/* This method must consume bss one way or another */
 void __cfg80211_connect_result(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *bssid,
 			       const u8 *req_ie, size_t req_ie_len,
 			       const u8 *resp_ie, size_t resp_ie_len,
@@ -572,8 +573,10 @@
 	ASSERT_WDEV_LOCK(wdev);
 
 	if (WARN_ON(wdev->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION &&
-		    wdev->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT))
+		    wdev->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT)) {
+		cfg80211_put_bss(wdev->wiphy, bss);
 		return;
+	}
 
 	nl80211_send_connect_result(wiphy_to_dev(wdev->wiphy), dev,
 				    bssid, req_ie, req_ie_len,