return -EBUSY;
        }
 
-       priv->scan_request = request;
-
        priv->user_scan_cfg = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mwifiex_user_scan_cfg),
                                      GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!priv->user_scan_cfg) {
                return -ENOMEM;
        }
 
+       priv->scan_request = request;
+
        priv->user_scan_cfg->num_ssids = request->n_ssids;
        priv->user_scan_cfg->ssid_list = request->ssids;
 
        ret = mwifiex_scan_networks(priv, priv->user_scan_cfg);
        if (ret) {
                dev_err(priv->adapter->dev, "scan failed: %d\n", ret);
+               priv->scan_request = NULL;
+               kfree(priv->user_scan_cfg);
+               priv->user_scan_cfg = NULL;
                return ret;
        }