1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_utils.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_utils.c
index 0e8db0a35141..6fd043b1d714 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_utils.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_utils.c
@@ -673,8 +673,11 @@ enum i40iw_status_code i40iw_free_virt_mem(struct i40iw_hw *hw,
 {
         if (!mem)
                 return I40IW_ERR_PARAM;
+        /*
+         * mem->va points to the parent of mem, so both mem and mem->va
+         * can not be touched once mem->va is freed
+         */
         kfree(mem->va);
-        mem->va = NULL;
         return 0;
 }