diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/eeprom.c b/drivers/thunderbolt/eeprom.c
index 0c052e2..2b9602c 100644
--- a/drivers/thunderbolt/eeprom.c
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/eeprom.c
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@
 	return tb_drom_parse_entries(sw);
 err:
 	kfree(sw->drom);
+	sw->drom = NULL;
 	return -EIO;
 
 }