diff --git a/module/bdev/compress/vbdev_compress.c b/module/bdev/compress/vbdev_compress.c
index cc6978e67..60ad7d4ac 100644
--- a/module/bdev/compress/vbdev_compress.c
+++ b/module/bdev/compress/vbdev_compress.c
@@ -1194,6 +1194,7 @@ bdev_hotremove_vol_unload_cb(void *cb_arg, int reduce_errno)
 		SPDK_ERRLOG("number %d\n", reduce_errno);
 	}
 
+	comp_bdev->vol = NULL;
 	spdk_bdev_unregister(&comp_bdev->comp_bdev, NULL, NULL);
 }