diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_node.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_node.c
index f1bb3434f51c..01e99806b941 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_node.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_node.c
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ __xfs_dir3_free_read(
 	if (fa) {
 		xfs_verifier_error(*bpp, -EFSCORRUPTED, fa);
 		xfs_trans_brelse(tp, *bpp);
+		*bpp = NULL;
 		return -EFSCORRUPTED;
 	}