diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index 4b5a35c88bec..062f353497e6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -846,6 +846,8 @@ static void i915_capture_error_state(struct drm_device *dev)
 		i++;
 	error->pinned_bo_count = i - error->active_bo_count;
 
+	error->active_bo = NULL;
+	error->pinned_bo = NULL;
 	if (i) {
 		error->active_bo = kmalloc(sizeof(*error->active_bo)*i,
 					   GFP_ATOMIC);