diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c
index 3135de124c18..3b11b1d52bee 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c
@@ -3200,6 +3200,7 @@ static int vm_bind_ioctl_check_args(struct xe_device *xe, struct xe_vm *vm,
 free_bind_ops:
 	if (args->num_binds > 1)
 		kvfree(*bind_ops);
+	*bind_ops = NULL;
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -3305,7 +3306,7 @@ int xe_vm_bind_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file)
 	struct xe_exec_queue *q = NULL;
 	u32 num_syncs, num_ufence = 0;
 	struct xe_sync_entry *syncs = NULL;
-	struct drm_xe_vm_bind_op *bind_ops;
+	struct drm_xe_vm_bind_op *bind_ops = NULL;
 	struct xe_vma_ops vops;
 	struct dma_fence *fence;
 	int err;