diff --git a/lib/stackdepot.c b/lib/stackdepot.c
index a38661beab97..68c1ac9aa916 100644
--- a/lib/stackdepot.c
+++ b/lib/stackdepot.c
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ static unsigned int stack_hash_mask;
 
 /* Array of memory regions that store stack traces. */
 static void *stack_pools[DEPOT_MAX_POOLS];
+/* Newly allocated pool that is not yet added to stack_pools. */
+static void *new_pool;
 /* Currently used pool in stack_pools. */
 static int pool_index;
 /* Offset to the unused space in the currently used pool. */
@@ -241,7 +243,7 @@ static void depot_keep_new_pool(void **prealloc)
 	 * as long as we do not exceed the maximum number of pools.
 	 */
 	if (pool_index + 1 < DEPOT_MAX_POOLS) {
-		stack_pools[pool_index + 1] = *prealloc;
+		new_pool = *prealloc;
 		*prealloc = NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -272,6 +274,8 @@ static bool depot_update_pools(size_t required_size, void **prealloc)
 		 * stack_depot_fetch().
 		 */
 		WRITE_ONCE(pool_index, pool_index + 1);
+		stack_pools[pool_index] = new_pool;
+		new_pool = NULL;
 		pool_offset = 0;
 
 		/*