diff --git a/radius_example/radius_example.c b/radius_example/radius_example.c
index 066707f53..cb0e15430 100644
--- a/radius_example/radius_example.c
+++ b/radius_example/radius_example.c
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ static void start_example(void *eloop_ctx, void *timeout_ctx)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	radius_client_send(ctx->radius, msg, RADIUS_AUTH, NULL);
+	if (radius_client_send(ctx->radius, msg, RADIUS_AUTH, NULL) < 0)
+		radius_msg_free(msg);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/ap/accounting.c b/src/ap/accounting.c
index 2a0456066..edda88b53 100644
--- a/src/ap/accounting.c
+++ b/src/ap/accounting.c
@@ -259,8 +259,9 @@ void accounting_sta_start(struct hostapd_data *hapd, struct sta_info *sta)
 			       hapd, sta);
 
 	msg = accounting_msg(hapd, sta, RADIUS_ACCT_STATUS_TYPE_START);
-	if (msg)
-		radius_client_send(hapd->radius, msg, RADIUS_ACCT, sta->addr);
+	if (msg &&
+	    radius_client_send(hapd->radius, msg, RADIUS_ACCT, sta->addr) < 0)
+		radius_msg_free(msg);
 
 	sta->acct_session_started = 1;
 }
@@ -358,9 +359,10 @@ static void accounting_sta_report(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	radius_client_send(hapd->radius, msg,
-			   stop ? RADIUS_ACCT : RADIUS_ACCT_INTERIM,
-			   sta->addr);
+	if (radius_client_send(hapd->radius, msg,
+			       stop ? RADIUS_ACCT : RADIUS_ACCT_INTERIM,
+			       sta->addr) < 0)
+		goto fail;
 	return;
 
  fail:
@@ -463,7 +465,8 @@ static void accounting_report_state(struct hostapd_data *hapd, int on)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	radius_client_send(hapd->radius, msg, RADIUS_ACCT, NULL);
+	if (radius_client_send(hapd->radius, msg, RADIUS_ACCT, NULL) < 0)
+		radius_msg_free(msg);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/ap/ieee802_11_auth.c b/src/ap/ieee802_11_auth.c
index 109c4bc44..27b078928 100644
--- a/src/ap/ieee802_11_auth.c
+++ b/src/ap/ieee802_11_auth.c
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ static int hostapd_radius_acl_query(struct hostapd_data *hapd, const u8 *addr,
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	radius_client_send(hapd->radius, msg, RADIUS_AUTH, addr);
+	if (radius_client_send(hapd->radius, msg, RADIUS_AUTH, addr) < 0)
+		goto fail;
 	return 0;
 
  fail:
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/eapol_test.c b/wpa_supplicant/eapol_test.c
index e92dc12f9..e53e15634 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/eapol_test.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/eapol_test.c
@@ -278,7 +278,9 @@ static void ieee802_1x_encapsulate_radius(struct eapol_test_data *e,
 		}
 	}
 
-	radius_client_send(e->radius, msg, RADIUS_AUTH, e->wpa_s->own_addr);
+	if (radius_client_send(e->radius, msg, RADIUS_AUTH, e->wpa_s->own_addr)
+	    < 0)
+		goto fail;
 	return;
 
  fail: