diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/txrx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/txrx.c
index cc5f263cc965..005c4ba9e823 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/txrx.c
@@ -1403,6 +1403,8 @@ static struct wil_ring *wil_find_tx_bcast_2(struct wil6210_priv *wil,
 			wil_dbg_txrx(wil, "BCAST DUP -> ring %d\n", i);
 			wil_set_da_for_vring(wil, skb2, i);
 			wil_tx_ring(wil, vif, v2, skb2);
+			/* successful call to wil_tx_ring takes skb2 ref */
+			dev_kfree_skb_any(skb2);
 		} else {
 			wil_err(wil, "skb_copy failed\n");
 		}