diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c b/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
index d181cafedc58..ab6ec7295bf9 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ static int nvme_rdma_alloc_qe(struct ib_device *ibdev, struct nvme_rdma_qe *qe,
 	qe->dma = ib_dma_map_single(ibdev, qe->data, capsule_size, dir);
 	if (ib_dma_mapping_error(ibdev, qe->dma)) {
 		kfree(qe->data);
+		qe->data = NULL;
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
@@ -823,6 +824,7 @@ static int nvme_rdma_configure_admin_queue(struct nvme_rdma_ctrl *ctrl,
 out_free_async_qe:
 	nvme_rdma_free_qe(ctrl->device->dev, &ctrl->async_event_sqe,
 		sizeof(struct nvme_command), DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+	ctrl->async_event_sqe.data = NULL;
 out_free_queue:
 	nvme_rdma_free_queue(&ctrl->queues[0]);
 	return error;