diff --git a/drivers/usb/usbstor/fdo.c b/drivers/usb/usbstor/fdo.c
index 15af86f095a..ebf2d1976a4 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/usbstor/fdo.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/usbstor/fdo.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ USBSTOR_FdoHandleDeviceRelations(
             }
         }
 
-        DeviceRelations = ExFreePoolWithTag(PagedPool, sizeof(DEVICE_RELATIONS) + (DeviceCount-1) * sizeof(PDEVICE_OBJECT), USB_STOR_TAG);
+        DeviceRelations = ExAllocatePoolWithTag(PagedPool, sizeof(DEVICE_RELATIONS) + (DeviceCount - 1) * sizeof(PDEVICE_OBJECT), USB_STOR_TAG);
         if (!DeviceRelations)
         {
             Irp->IoStatus.Information = 0;
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ USBSTOR_FdoHandleDeviceRelations(
             return STATUS_INSUFFICIENT_RESOURCES;
         }
 
+        DeviceRelations->Count = 0;
+
         // add device objects
         for (Index = 0; Index < max(DeviceExtension->MaxLUN, 1); Index++)
         {