diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc.c b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
index 2b90292..131da58 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svc.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@
 
 fail_free:
 	kfree(m->to_pool);
+	m->to_pool = NULL;
 fail:
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
@@ -287,7 +288,9 @@
 	if (!--m->count) {
 		m->mode = SVC_POOL_DEFAULT;
 		kfree(m->to_pool);
+		m->to_pool = NULL;
 		kfree(m->pool_to);
+		m->pool_to = NULL;
 		m->npools = 0;
 	}