diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
index 4102689b3348a1c9887a966798c7c35303a67f2b..b626c7e8e61abc50ae0ee19d3ceb94b8ef6fd58d 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
@@ -687,6 +687,7 @@ 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);