diff --git a/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c b/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
index 9eea83ae01c6f..9ac3999a55b7a 100644
--- a/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
+++ b/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
@@ -1919,6 +1919,7 @@ static int negotiate_mq(struct blkfront_info *info)
 			      GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!info->rinfo) {
 		xenbus_dev_fatal(info->xbdev, -ENOMEM, "allocating ring_info structure");
+		info->nr_rings = 0;
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}