diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c b/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c
index adb10fac63e4c84504815a14c425e027f0acbc16..dedaf38c5ff6cceee42e29f5871794f1bad23b1d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ static void ir_free_table(struct rc_map *rc_map)
 {
 	rc_map->size = 0;
 	kfree(rc_map->name);
+	rc_map->name = NULL;
 	kfree(rc_map->scan);
 	rc_map->scan = NULL;
 }