diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/usb.c
index 038d9bb652b6..1753eccbefdd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/usb.c
@@ -1082,6 +1082,7 @@ int rtl_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 
 error_init_vars:
 	wait_for_completion(&rtlpriv->firmware_loading_complete);
+	rtlpriv->cfg->ops->deinit_sw_vars(hw);
 error_out:
 	rtl_deinit_core(hw);
 error_out2: