1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/iio/iio_utils.c b/tools/iio/iio_utils.c
index 4bbd6e7959cd..8475b832ee39 100644
--- a/tools/iio/iio_utils.c
+++ b/tools/iio/iio_utils.c
@@ -526,6 +526,8 @@ error_cleanup_array:
                 free((*ci_array)[i].generic_name);
         }
         free(*ci_array);
+        *ci_array = NULL;
+        *counter = 0;
 error_close_dir:
         if (dp)
                 if (closedir(dp) == -1)