diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
index eac7f9503805..8531d526fc44 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
@@ -534,8 +534,11 @@ xfs_open_devices(
  out_free_rtdev_targ:
 	if (mp->m_rtdev_targp)
 		xfs_free_buftarg(mp->m_rtdev_targp);
+	mp->m_rtdev_targp = NULL;
+	rtdev_file = NULL;	/* released by xfs_free_buftarg() */
  out_free_ddev_targ:
 	xfs_free_buftarg(mp->m_ddev_targp);
+	mp->m_ddev_targp = NULL;
  out_close_rtdev:
 	 if (rtdev_file)
 		bdev_fput(rtdev_file);