diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
index 2555816e7788..260b9ef88775 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
@@ -1924,6 +1924,7 @@ static int __net_init __ip_vs_init(struct net *net)
 control_fail:
 	ip_vs_estimator_net_cleanup(net);
 estimator_fail:
+	net->ipvs = NULL;
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
@@ -1936,6 +1937,7 @@ static void __net_exit __ip_vs_cleanup(struct net *net)
 	ip_vs_control_net_cleanup(net);
 	ip_vs_estimator_net_cleanup(net);
 	IP_VS_DBG(2, "ipvs netns %d released\n", net_ipvs(net)->gen);
+	net->ipvs = NULL;
 }
 
 static void __net_exit __ip_vs_dev_cleanup(struct net *net)