diff --git a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorchipset.c b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorchipset.c
index bb8087e70127..d47ec24e2dc5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorchipset.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorchipset.c
@@ -2047,6 +2047,7 @@ device_create_response(struct visor_device *dev_info, int response)
 			 response);
 
 	kfree(dev_info->pending_msg_hdr);
+	dev_info->pending_msg_hdr = NULL;
 }
 
 static void