1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/fs/cifs/readdir.c b/fs/cifs/readdir.c
index 83f306954883..5f40ed3473f5 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/readdir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/readdir.c
@@ -690,6 +690,7 @@ static int find_cifs_entry(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon,
                         else
                                 cifs_buf_release(cifsFile->srch_inf.
                                                 ntwrk_buf_start);
+                        cifsFile->srch_inf.ntwrk_buf_start = NULL;
                 }
                 rc = initiate_cifs_search(xid, file);
                 if (rc) {