diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-core.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-core.c
index a6bdf4cf80ca..6471f4232a2e 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-core.c
@@ -1427,6 +1427,7 @@ static int coresight_remove_match(struct device *dev, void *data)
 			 * platform data.
 			 */
 			fwnode_handle_put(conn->child_fwnode);
+			conn->child_fwnode = NULL;
 			/* No need to continue */
 			break;
 		}