diff --git a/net/mac80211/aes_gcm.c b/net/mac80211/aes_gcm.c
index c2bf669..fd278bb 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/aes_gcm.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/aes_gcm.c
@@ -80,11 +80,15 @@
 		return tfm;
 
 	err = crypto_aead_setkey(tfm, key, key_len);
-	if (!err)
-		err = crypto_aead_setauthsize(tfm, IEEE80211_GCMP_MIC_LEN);
-	if (!err)
-		return tfm;
+	if (err)
+		goto free_aead;
+	err = crypto_aead_setauthsize(tfm, IEEE80211_GCMP_MIC_LEN);
+	if (err)
+		goto free_aead;
 
+	return tfm;
+
+free_aead:
 	crypto_free_aead(tfm);
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }