diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
index c27af277e14eed224b66aef7cb5ee48adf63b499..815509dbed8460f917f5c2aeb9fc8faa915cdf53 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
@@ -556,6 +556,7 @@ int nvme_mpath_init(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, struct nvme_id_ctrl *id)
 	return 0;
 out_free_ana_log_buf:
 	kfree(ctrl->ana_log_buf);
+	ctrl->ana_log_buf = NULL;
 out:
 	return error;
 }
@@ -563,5 +564,6 @@ int nvme_mpath_init(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, struct nvme_id_ctrl *id)
 void nvme_mpath_uninit(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 {
 	kfree(ctrl->ana_log_buf);
+	ctrl->ana_log_buf = NULL;
 }