diff --git a/p2p/discover/portal_protocol.go b/p2p/discover/portal_protocol.go
index a1b32fc15dc0..c59c268f741b 100644
--- a/p2p/discover/portal_protocol.go
+++ b/p2p/discover/portal_protocol.go
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ func (p *PortalProtocol) Start() error {
 func (p *PortalProtocol) Stop() {
 	p.cancelCloseCtx()
 	p.table.close()
+	p.DiscV5.Close()
 	err := p.utp.Close()
 	if err != nil {
 		p.Log.Error("failed to close utp listener", "err", err)