diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c
index 08048613eed6bc..db49ec4c748e94 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ ep_write (struct file *fd, const char __user *buf, size_t len, loff_t *ptr)
 	kbuf = memdup_user(buf, len);
 	if (IS_ERR(kbuf)) {
 		value = PTR_ERR(kbuf);
+		kbuf = NULL;
 		goto free1;
 	}