diff --git a/lib/rpmsg/rpmsg_virtio.c b/lib/rpmsg/rpmsg_virtio.c
index ac75c83..6734679 100644
--- a/lib/rpmsg/rpmsg_virtio.c
+++ b/lib/rpmsg/rpmsg_virtio.c
@@ -976,5 +976,6 @@ void rpmsg_deinit_vdev(struct rpmsg_virtio_device *rvdev)
 
 		virtio_delete_virtqueues(rvdev->vdev);
 		metal_mutex_deinit(&rdev->lock);
+		rvdev->vdev = NULL;
 	}
 }