diff --git a/fs/verity/setup.c b/fs/verity/setup.c
index 4a3ac5d..6c8664d 100644
--- a/fs/verity/setup.c
+++ b/fs/verity/setup.c
@@ -1023,6 +1023,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fsverity_prepare_getattr);
 void fsverity_cleanup_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	free_fsverity_info(inode->i_verity_info);
+	inode->i_verity_info = NULL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fsverity_cleanup_inode);