diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/stack_user.c b/fs/ocfs2/stack_user.c
index 7397064c3f35..c7a0625954c6 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/stack_user.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/stack_user.c
@@ -1032,6 +1032,7 @@ static int user_cluster_connect(struct ocfs2_cluster_connection *conn)
 			printk(KERN_ERR "ocfs2: Could not determine"
 					" locking version\n");
 			user_cluster_disconnect(conn);
+			lc = NULL;
 			goto out;
 		}
 		wait_event(lc->oc_wait, (atomic_read(&lc->oc_this_node) > 0));