diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
index 1335239217cd..3e251b81d26a 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
@@ -2982,6 +2982,8 @@ static struct rpc_xprt *xs_setup_bc_tcp(struct xprt_create *args)
 
 	if (try_module_get(THIS_MODULE))
 		return xprt;
+
+	args->bc_xprt->xpt_bc_xprt = NULL;
 	xprt_put(xprt);
 	ret = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 out_err: