diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
index f9e75319770a..b8e0c4c3ed0a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
@@ -474,6 +474,12 @@ static void rt2x00lib_beacondone_iter(void *data, u8 *mac,
 	    vif->type != IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_IBSS)
 		return;
 
+	/*
+	 * Clean up the beacon skb.
+	 */
+	dev_kfree_skb_irq(intf->beacon->skb);
+	intf->beacon->skb = NULL;
+
 	spin_lock(&intf->lock);
 	intf->delayed_flags |= DELAYED_UPDATE_BEACON;
 	spin_unlock(&intf->lock);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
index 5b7267ece1b9..27f30ae8f52b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
@@ -2402,6 +2402,12 @@ static int rt61pci_beacon_update(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
 				      skb->data, skb->len);
 	rt61pci_kick_tx_queue(rt2x00dev, QID_BEACON);
 
+	/*
+	 * Clean up beacon skb.
+	 */
+	dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+	intf->beacon->skb = NULL;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
index fceefd730ab8..42b7e98b2d27 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
@@ -2001,6 +2001,12 @@ static int rt73usb_beacon_update(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
 				 REGISTER_TIMEOUT32(skb->len));
 	rt73usb_kick_tx_queue(rt2x00dev, QID_BEACON);
 
+	/*
+	 * Clean up the beacon skb.
+	 */
+	dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+	intf->beacon->skb = NULL;
+
 	return 0;
 }