diff --git a/fs/hfs/brec.c b/fs/hfs/brec.c
index 2e713673d..85dab71be 100644
--- a/fs/hfs/brec.c
+++ b/fs/hfs/brec.c
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ skip:
 			/* restore search_key */
 			hfs_bnode_read_key(node, fd->search_key, 14);
 		}
+		new_node = NULL;
 	}
 
 	if (!rec && node->parent)