diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
index c274346853d1..c9ec9283d1ab 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
@@ -688,6 +688,7 @@ static int __trace_uprobe_create(int argc, const char **argv)
 	tu = alloc_trace_uprobe(group, event, argc, is_return);
 	if (IS_ERR(tu)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(tu);
+		tu = NULL;
 		/* This must return -ENOMEM otherwise there is a bug */
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(ret != -ENOMEM);
 		return ret;