diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
index 62e0d56a3332b..1d983de615fcd 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
@@ -353,7 +353,14 @@ static acpi_status __query_block(struct wmi_block *wblock, u8 instance,
 	 * the WQxx method failed - we should disable collection anyway.
 	 */
 	if ((block->flags & ACPI_WMI_EXPENSIVE) && ACPI_SUCCESS(wc_status)) {
-		status = acpi_execute_simple_method(handle, wc_method, 0);
+		/*
+		 * Ignore whether this WCxx call succeeds or not since
+		 * the previously executed WQxx method call might have
+		 * succeeded, and returning the failing status code
+		 * of this call would throw away the result of the WQxx
+		 * call, potentially leaking memory.
+		 */
+		acpi_execute_simple_method(handle, wc_method, 0);
 	}
 
 	return status;