diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp.c
index 907655c45a4b9a01e6fc8f9a65eccfc7aa765a3c..8f85d6504e5f61304777941411a3a03b960beeef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp.c
@@ -1249,8 +1249,10 @@ void ath12k_dp_free(struct ath12k_base *ab)
 
 	ath12k_dp_rx_reo_cmd_list_cleanup(ab);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ab->hw_params->max_tx_ring; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < ab->hw_params->max_tx_ring; i++) {
 		kfree(dp->tx_ring[i].tx_status);
+		dp->tx_ring[i].tx_status = NULL;
+	}
 
 	ath12k_dp_rx_free(ab);
 	/* Deinit any SOC level resource */