diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_recv.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_recv.c
index aec83dd8a01f..7069f06d9b5d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_recv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_recv.c
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
 
 #define _RTL871X_RECV_C_
 
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/kmemleak.h>
+
 #include "osdep_service.h"
 #include "drv_types.h"
 #include "recv_osdep.h"
@@ -73,6 +76,7 @@ sint _r8712_init_recv_priv(struct recv_priv *precvpriv,
 					   RXFRAME_ALIGN_SZ);
 	if (precvpriv->pallocated_frame_buf == NULL)
 		return _FAIL;
+	kmemleak_not_leak(precvpriv->pallocated_frame_buf);
 	memset(precvpriv->pallocated_frame_buf, 0, NR_RECVFRAME *
 		sizeof(union recv_frame) + RXFRAME_ALIGN_SZ);
 	precvpriv->precv_frame_buf = precvpriv->pallocated_frame_buf +