diff --git a/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c b/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c
index 2aee356840a2b4..314015d9e912d2 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ void hv_ringbuffer_cleanup(struct hv_ring_buffer_info *ring_info)
 	mutex_unlock(&ring_info->ring_buffer_mutex);
 
 	kfree(ring_info->pkt_buffer);
+	ring_info->pkt_buffer = NULL;
 	ring_info->pkt_buffer_size = 0;
 }