diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
index bd2ae1d78fe1..05cb94664efe 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
@@ -2475,10 +2475,11 @@ static ssize_t register_bcache(struct kobject *k, struct kobj_attribute *attr,
 	kfree(sb);
 out_free_path:
 	kfree(path);
+	path = NULL;
 out_module_put:
 	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 out:
-	pr_info("error %s: %s", path, err);
+	pr_info("error %s: %s", path?path:"", err);
 	return ret;
 }