diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-config.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-config.c
index 7cde387e5ec62a0c36f070a163a6e5b9c38a6a4b..51cd57ab3d9584d3d67508cc94aa6c9590aa11d1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-config.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-config.c
@@ -2366,6 +2366,7 @@ 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;
 		}