diff --git a/src/mod/dialplans/mod_dialplan_xml/mod_dialplan_xml.c b/src/mod/dialplans/mod_dialplan_xml/mod_dialplan_xml.c
index 4b0383f01d..15864aa992 100644
--- a/src/mod/dialplans/mod_dialplan_xml/mod_dialplan_xml.c
+++ b/src/mod/dialplans/mod_dialplan_xml/mod_dialplan_xml.c
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ static switch_caller_extension_t *dialplan_hunt(switch_core_session_t *session,
 
 
 	switch_xml_free(xml);
+	xml = NULL;
 
 	if (extension) {
 		switch_channel_set_state(channel, CS_EXECUTE);