diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_32.c
index edfede768688..5167f3f74136 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_32.c
@@ -57,12 +57,17 @@ static void load_segments(void)
 static void machine_kexec_free_page_tables(struct kimage *image)
 {
 	free_page((unsigned long)image->arch.pgd);
+	image->arch.pgd = NULL;
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_PAE
 	free_page((unsigned long)image->arch.pmd0);
+	image->arch.pmd0 = NULL;
 	free_page((unsigned long)image->arch.pmd1);
+	image->arch.pmd1 = NULL;
 #endif
 	free_page((unsigned long)image->arch.pte0);
+	image->arch.pte0 = NULL;
 	free_page((unsigned long)image->arch.pte1);
+	image->arch.pte1 = NULL;
 }
 
 static int machine_kexec_alloc_page_tables(struct kimage *image)
@@ -79,7 +84,6 @@ static int machine_kexec_alloc_page_tables(struct kimage *image)
 	    !image->arch.pmd0 || !image->arch.pmd1 ||
 #endif
 	    !image->arch.pte0 || !image->arch.pte1) {
-		machine_kexec_free_page_tables(image);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
index 3b7427aa7d85..5bce2a88e8a3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
@@ -38,9 +38,13 @@ static struct kexec_file_ops *kexec_file_loaders[] = {
 static void free_transition_pgtable(struct kimage *image)
 {
 	free_page((unsigned long)image->arch.p4d);
+	image->arch.p4d = NULL;
 	free_page((unsigned long)image->arch.pud);
+	image->arch.pud = NULL;
 	free_page((unsigned long)image->arch.pmd);
+	image->arch.pmd = NULL;
 	free_page((unsigned long)image->arch.pte);
+	image->arch.pte = NULL;
 }
 
 static int init_transition_pgtable(struct kimage *image, pgd_t *pgd)
@@ -90,7 +94,6 @@ static int init_transition_pgtable(struct kimage *image, pgd_t *pgd)
 	set_pte(pte, pfn_pte(paddr >> PAGE_SHIFT, PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC_NOENC));
 	return 0;
 err:
-	free_transition_pgtable(image);
 	return result;
 }