diff --git a/net/rds/message.c b/net/rds/message.c
index 799034e0f513d988334280186cbdf255fbf50eb7..4fc66ff0f1ece01b3715dc442854d51f5508fc17 100644
--- a/net/rds/message.c
+++ b/net/rds/message.c
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ void rds_message_put(struct rds_message *rm)
 		rds_message_purge(rm);
 
 		kfree(rm);
+		rm = NULL;
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rds_message_put);
diff --git a/net/rds/send.c b/net/rds/send.c
index 985d0b7713acc5f0f3e31c5944348322e3879c5f..fe5264b9d4b36aaebfc27b6f3354d750bf8e22d5 100644
--- a/net/rds/send.c
+++ b/net/rds/send.c
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ static void rds_send_remove_from_sock(struct list_head *messages, int status)
 unlock_and_drop:
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rm->m_rs_lock, flags);
 		rds_message_put(rm);
-		if (was_on_sock)
+		if (was_on_sock && rm)
 			rds_message_put(rm);
 	}