diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
index 183ec17ba0678a38047025209422fb7b24cc2944..df4b3a6db51bfdf8307e38da3cd568209266f0a5 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
@@ -570,6 +570,7 @@ 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;
 }
@@ -577,5 +578,6 @@ 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;
 }