diff --git a/lib/nvmf/nvmf.c b/lib/nvmf/nvmf.c
index 94a483d92..73fa0742e 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/nvmf.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/nvmf.c
@@ -914,6 +914,7 @@ spdk_nvmf_poll_group_remove(struct spdk_nvmf_qpair *qpair)
 	}
 
 	TAILQ_REMOVE(&qpair->group->qpairs, qpair, link);
+	qpair->group = NULL;
 }
 
 static void