diff --git a/drivers/net/fec_mxc.c b/drivers/net/fec_mxc.c
index ad07307..19116f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fec_mxc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fec_mxc.c
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@
 	 */
 	if (fec_rbd_init(fec, FEC_RBD_NUM, FEC_MAX_PKT_SIZE) < 0) {
 		free(fec->base_ptr);
+		fec->base_ptr = NULL;
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	fec_tbd_init(fec);