diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_sdio_ops.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_sdio_ops.c
index 1c6788aecc626..40d72312f3df2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_sdio_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_sdio_ops.c
@@ -203,8 +203,10 @@ static int rsi_load_ta_instructions(struct rsi_common *common)
 
 	/* Copy firmware into DMA-accessible memory */
 	fw = kmemdup(fw_entry->data, fw_entry->size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!fw)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (!fw) {
+		status = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
 	len = fw_entry->size;
 
 	if (len % 4)
@@ -217,6 +219,8 @@ static int rsi_load_ta_instructions(struct rsi_common *common)
 
 	status = rsi_copy_to_card(common, fw, len, num_blocks);
 	kfree(fw);
+
+out:
 	release_firmware(fw_entry);
 	return status;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_usb_ops.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_usb_ops.c
index 30c2cf7fa93b0..de4900862836a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_usb_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_usb_ops.c
@@ -148,8 +148,10 @@ static int rsi_load_ta_instructions(struct rsi_common *common)
 
 	/* Copy firmware into DMA-accessible memory */
 	fw = kmemdup(fw_entry->data, fw_entry->size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!fw)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (!fw) {
+		status = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
 	len = fw_entry->size;
 
 	if (len % 4)
@@ -162,6 +164,8 @@ static int rsi_load_ta_instructions(struct rsi_common *common)
 
 	status = rsi_copy_to_card(common, fw, len, num_blocks);
 	kfree(fw);
+
+out:
 	release_firmware(fw_entry);
 	return status;
 }