diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index d5f6ba209f1e..4961fc2e9b19 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -2764,6 +2764,7 @@ int __netif_set_xps_queue(struct net_device *dev, const unsigned long *mask,
 					continue;
 			}
 
+			RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev_maps->attr_map[tci], NULL);
 			kfree_rcu(map, rcu);
 		}
 	}