diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c
index d35383718212..c6d9f70ad3bb 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ static int h5_close(struct hci_uart *hu)
 	if (!hu->serdev)
 		kfree(h5);
 
+	hu->priv = NULL;
 	return 0;
 }