diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
index 2dbb37e09b8c..2dc837db50f7 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
@@ -1600,6 +1600,7 @@ static void iio_device_unregister_sysfs(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 	kfree(iio_dev_opaque->chan_attr_group.attrs);
 	iio_dev_opaque->chan_attr_group.attrs = NULL;
 	kfree(iio_dev_opaque->groups);
+	iio_dev_opaque->groups = NULL;
 }
 
 static void iio_dev_release(struct device *device)