diff --git a/gst/tcp/gsttcpclientsrc.c b/gst/tcp/gsttcpclientsrc.c
index a666523242..6b906f364c 100644
--- a/gst/tcp/gsttcpclientsrc.c
+++ b/gst/tcp/gsttcpclientsrc.c
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ gst_tcp_client_src_create (GstPushSrc * psrc, GstBuffer ** outbuf)
   } else {
     /* Connection closed */
     *outbuf = NULL;
+    data = NULL;
+    read = 0;
     rret = 0;
   }
 
diff --git a/gst/tcp/gsttcpserversrc.c b/gst/tcp/gsttcpserversrc.c
index bdbd641775..d983094b87 100644
--- a/gst/tcp/gsttcpserversrc.c
+++ b/gst/tcp/gsttcpserversrc.c
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ gst_tcp_server_src_create (GstPushSrc * psrc, GstBuffer ** outbuf)
     /* Connection closed */
     rret = 0;
     *outbuf = NULL;
+    data = NULL;
+    read = 0;
   }
 
   if (rret == 0) {