diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
index f2c6bbe5cdb8..ae9c5c1bdc50 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
@@ -670,6 +670,7 @@ static int init_statfs(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	}
 
 	iput(pn);
+	pn = NULL;
 	ip = GFS2_I(sdp->sd_sc_inode);
 	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0,
 				   &sdp->sd_sc_gh);