diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
index ee34739ee9ffe365efd5b8711b7dde91fb61c00b..613778994b2394bd4c9739bfbf2bb07817ff770c 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
@@ -2706,6 +2706,7 @@ int drbd_adm_resize(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 		mutex_unlock(&device->resource->conf_update);
 		synchronize_rcu();
 		kfree(old_disk_conf);
+		new_disk_conf = NULL;
 	}
 
 	ddsf = (rs.resize_force ? DDSF_FORCED : 0) | (rs.no_resync ? DDSF_NO_RESYNC : 0);
@@ -2739,6 +2740,7 @@ int drbd_adm_resize(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
  fail_ldev:
 	put_ldev(device);
+	kfree(new_disk_conf);
 	goto fail;
 }