diff --git a/sys/dev/gve/gve_qpl.c b/sys/dev/gve/gve_qpl.c
index 3c6d9af6feee..9a946a2a2f2d 100644
--- a/sys/dev/gve/gve_qpl.c
+++ b/sys/dev/gve/gve_qpl.c
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ gve_free_qpls(struct gve_priv *priv)
 		for (i = 0; i < num_qpls; i++)
 			gve_free_qpl(priv, i);
 		free(priv->qpls, M_GVE_QPL);
+		priv->qpls = NULL;
 	}
 }