diff --git a/fs/ext4/namei.c b/fs/ext4/namei.c
index 90a3cdca3f88..603e4ebbd0ac 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/namei.c
@@ -3240,6 +3240,7 @@ static int ext4_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 				 &new.de, &new.inlined);
 	if (IS_ERR(new.bh)) {
 		retval = PTR_ERR(new.bh);
+		new.bh = NULL;
 		goto end_rename;
 	}
 	if (new.bh) {
@@ -3386,6 +3387,7 @@ static int ext4_cross_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 				 &new.de, &new.inlined);
 	if (IS_ERR(new.bh)) {
 		retval = PTR_ERR(new.bh);
+		new.bh = NULL;
 		goto end_rename;
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/ext4/resize.c b/fs/ext4/resize.c
index bb0e80f03e2e..1e43b905ff98 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/resize.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/resize.c
@@ -575,6 +575,7 @@ static int setup_new_flex_group_blocks(struct super_block *sb,
 		bh = bclean(handle, sb, block);
 		if (IS_ERR(bh)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(bh);
+			bh = NULL;
 			goto out;
 		}
 		overhead = ext4_group_overhead_blocks(sb, group);
@@ -603,6 +604,7 @@ static int setup_new_flex_group_blocks(struct super_block *sb,
 		bh = bclean(handle, sb, block);
 		if (IS_ERR(bh)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(bh);
+			bh = NULL;
 			goto out;
 		}