diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_lbc.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_lbc.c
index c4d96fa32ba5..d5c3c90ee698 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_lbc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_lbc.c
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ static int __devinit fsl_lbc_ctrl_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 err:
 	iounmap(fsl_lbc_ctrl_dev->regs);
 	kfree(fsl_lbc_ctrl_dev);
+	fsl_lbc_ctrl_dev = NULL;
 	return ret;
 }