diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
index c9ee9259af48aa55f91c49a90d20b6c16e7a4031..067a7ddbcda4a6db63fa9db42c1baeef5f54c70c 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
@@ -680,6 +680,7 @@ void virtio_transport_destruct(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
 	struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs = vsk->trans;
 
 	kfree(vvs);
+	vsk->trans = NULL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtio_transport_destruct);