diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
index 56619f64b6bfa..384116afe5b7f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
@@ -353,8 +353,10 @@ static int ttm_bo_add_ttm(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo, bool zero_alloc)
 
 		ret = ttm_tt_set_user(bo->ttm, current,
 				      bo->buffer_start, bo->num_pages);
-		if (unlikely(ret != 0))
+		if (unlikely(ret != 0)) {
 			ttm_tt_destroy(bo->ttm);
+			bo->ttm = NULL;
+		}
 		break;
 	default:
 		printk(KERN_ERR TTM_PFX "Illegal buffer object type\n");