diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c
index 0f2034c3ed2f7..e4d9ef0c965a4 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c
@@ -1254,6 +1254,7 @@ int ubi_eba_init_scan(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_scan_info *si)
 		if (!ubi->volumes[i])
 			continue;
 		kfree(ubi->volumes[i]->eba_tbl);
+		ubi->volumes[i]->eba_tbl = NULL;
 	}
 	return err;
 }