diff --git a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.c b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.c
index 2167ba2afdbb85570aa4ccb4a900104a0363d8d5..4ddbfbf1c3ad62c081cd7b45f8ef2d9c00bbe344 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.c
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ bl_read_pagelist(struct nfs_read_data *rdata)
 						 bl_end_io_read, par);
 			if (IS_ERR(bio)) {
 				rdata->pnfs_error = PTR_ERR(bio);
+				bio = NULL;
 				goto out;
 			}
 		}
@@ -581,6 +582,7 @@ bl_write_pagelist(struct nfs_write_data *wdata, int sync)
 						 bl_end_io_write_zero, par);
 			if (IS_ERR(bio)) {
 				wdata->pnfs_error = PTR_ERR(bio);
+				bio = NULL;
 				goto out;
 			}
 			/* FIXME: This should be done in bi_end_io */
@@ -629,6 +631,7 @@ bl_write_pagelist(struct nfs_write_data *wdata, int sync)
 					 bl_end_io_write, par);
 		if (IS_ERR(bio)) {
 			wdata->pnfs_error = PTR_ERR(bio);
+			bio = NULL;
 			goto out;
 		}
 		isect += PAGE_CACHE_SECTORS;