diff --git a/fs/dlm/lock.c b/fs/dlm/lock.c
index 7ba9586a0943..724ddac91538 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/lock.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/lock.c
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ static int search_rsb_list(struct list_head *head, char *name, int len,
 		if (len == r->res_length && !memcmp(name, r->res_name, len))
 			goto found;
 	}
+	*r_ret = NULL;
 	return -EBADR;
 
  found: