diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
index 00c82fb152c0..92f44bbc2719 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
@@ -258,11 +258,11 @@ void sta_info_free(struct ieee80211_local *local, struct sta_info *sta)
 }
 
 /* Caller must hold local->sta_mtx */
-static void sta_info_hash_add(struct ieee80211_local *local,
-			      struct sta_info *sta)
+static int sta_info_hash_add(struct ieee80211_local *local,
+			     struct sta_info *sta)
 {
-	rhashtable_insert_fast(&local->sta_hash, &sta->hash_node,
-			       sta_rht_params);
+	return rhashtable_insert_fast(&local->sta_hash, &sta->hash_node,
+				      sta_rht_params);
 }
 
 static void sta_deliver_ps_frames(struct work_struct *wk)
@@ -524,7 +524,9 @@ static int sta_info_insert_finish(struct sta_info *sta) __acquires(RCU)
 	set_sta_flag(sta, WLAN_STA_BLOCK_BA);
 
 	/* make the station visible */
-	sta_info_hash_add(local, sta);
+	err = sta_info_hash_add(local, sta);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_drop_sta;
 
 	list_add_tail_rcu(&sta->list, &local->sta_list);
 
@@ -557,6 +559,7 @@ static int sta_info_insert_finish(struct sta_info *sta) __acquires(RCU)
  out_remove:
 	sta_info_hash_del(local, sta);
 	list_del_rcu(&sta->list);
+ out_drop_sta:
 	local->num_sta--;
 	synchronize_net();
 	__cleanup_single_sta(sta);