diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/tempfile.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/tempfile.c
index e0c630f888cf..98820003b929 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/tempfile.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/tempfile.c
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ xrep_tempfile_create(
 		xfs_iunlock(sc->tempip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 		xfs_finish_inode_setup(sc->tempip);
 		xchk_irele(sc, sc->tempip);
+		sc->tempip = NULL;
 	}
 out_release_dquots:
 	xfs_qm_dqrele(udqp);