diff --git a/drivers/net/pppoe.c b/drivers/net/pppoe.c
index f0031f1f97e5e..5f2090233d7bd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pppoe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pppoe.c
@@ -1063,6 +1063,7 @@ static void *pppoe_seq_next(struct seq_file *seq, void *v, loff_t *pos)
 	else {
 		int hash = hash_item(po->pppoe_pa.sid, po->pppoe_pa.remote);
 
+		po = NULL;
 		while (++hash < PPPOE_HASH_SIZE) {
 			po = pn->hash_table[hash];
 			if (po)