diff --git a/src/mbgl/vulkan/renderer_backend.cpp b/src/mbgl/vulkan/renderer_backend.cpp
index 22a2b8d0c..54b8ad62d 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/vulkan/renderer_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/vulkan/renderer_backend.cpp
@@ -638,6 +638,7 @@ void RendererBackend::destroyResources() {
     commandPool.reset();
 
     vmaDestroyAllocator(allocator);
+    allocator = nullptr;
 
     usingSharedContext ? void(device.release()) : device.reset();