diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
index 752b71cfbe12..7fd1d731555f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
@@ -4777,7 +4777,9 @@ _base_release_memory_pools(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc)
 	}
 
 	kfree(ioc->hpr_lookup);
+	ioc->hpr_lookup = NULL;
 	kfree(ioc->internal_lookup);
+	ioc->internal_lookup = NULL;
 	if (ioc->chain_lookup) {
 		for (i = 0; i < ioc->scsiio_depth; i++) {
 			for (j = ioc->chains_per_prp_buffer;