diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-config.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-config.c
index bf4302e45dcd93b20ed4d8bdfd5bc95ca80a9097..28f76566470276b9e43a5711f6d9e8e6fa995d9a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-config.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-config.c
@@ -2365,6 +2365,7 @@ static void *__vxge_hw_blockpool_malloc(struct __vxge_hw_device *devh, u32 size,
 				dma_object->addr))) {
 			vxge_os_dma_free(devh->pdev, memblock,
 				&dma_object->acc_handle);
+			memblock = NULL;
 			goto exit;
 		}