diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/ofi/btl_ofi_module.c b/opal/mca/btl/ofi/btl_ofi_module.c
index 95a77d1f59..655aa29925 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/ofi/btl_ofi_module.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/ofi/btl_ofi_module.c
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ int mca_btl_ofi_finalize (mca_btl_base_module_t* btl)
 
     if (ofi_btl->rcache) {
         mca_rcache_base_module_destroy (ofi_btl->rcache);
+        ofi_btl->rcache = NULL;
     }
 
     free (btl);