diff --git a/fs/squashfs/sqfs.c b/fs/squashfs/sqfs.c
index 1714306e74..72181f3833 100644
--- a/fs/squashfs/sqfs.c
+++ b/fs/squashfs/sqfs.c
@@ -731,6 +731,7 @@ static int sqfs_read_inode_table(unsigned char **inode_table)
 					      src_table, src_len);
 			if (ret) {
 				free(*inode_table);
+				*inode_table = NULL;
 				goto free_itb;
 			}