diff --git a/libselinux/src/label_backends_android.c b/libselinux/src/label_backends_android.c
index 49a87686d..5bad24f20 100644
--- a/libselinux/src/label_backends_android.c
+++ b/libselinux/src/label_backends_android.c
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ static void closef(struct selabel_handle *rec)
 		free(data->spec_arr);
 
 	free(data);
+	rec->data = NULL;
 }
 
 static struct selabel_lookup_rec *property_lookup(struct selabel_handle *rec,
diff --git a/libselinux/src/label_file.c b/libselinux/src/label_file.c
index 2732972e6..59c9f2ef3 100644
--- a/libselinux/src/label_file.c
+++ b/libselinux/src/label_file.c
@@ -942,6 +942,7 @@ static void closef(struct selabel_handle *rec)
 		free(last_area);
 	}
 	free(data);
+	rec->data = NULL;
 }
 
 // Finds all the matches of |key| in the given context. Returns the result in
diff --git a/libselinux/src/label_media.c b/libselinux/src/label_media.c
index 852aeada8..bae065c12 100644
--- a/libselinux/src/label_media.c
+++ b/libselinux/src/label_media.c
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ static void close(struct selabel_handle *rec)
 	    free(spec_arr);
 
 	free(data);
+	rec->data = NULL;
 }
 
 static struct selabel_lookup_rec *lookup(struct selabel_handle *rec,
diff --git a/libselinux/src/label_x.c b/libselinux/src/label_x.c
index a8decc7a0..ddae4f6c2 100644
--- a/libselinux/src/label_x.c
+++ b/libselinux/src/label_x.c
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ static void close(struct selabel_handle *rec)
 	    free(spec_arr);
 
 	free(data);
+	rec->data = NULL;
 }
 
 static struct selabel_lookup_rec *lookup(struct selabel_handle *rec,