diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/qdsp6v2/apr_tal_glink.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/qdsp6v2/apr_tal_glink.c
index 14e46b38c6df..7e5f1661932f 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/qdsp6v2/apr_tal_glink.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/qdsp6v2/apr_tal_glink.c
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ struct apr_svc_ch_dev *apr_tal_open(uint32_t clnt, uint32_t dest, uint32_t dl,
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(apr_ch->handle)) {
 		pr_err("%s: glink_open failed %s\n", __func__,
 		       svc_names[dest][clnt]);
+		apr_ch->handle = NULL;
 		goto unlock;
 	}