diff --git a/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/cpp/map_renderer.cpp b/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/cpp/map_renderer.cpp
index 3ebbdb7e5..d99c3730b 100644
--- a/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/cpp/map_renderer.cpp
+++ b/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/cpp/map_renderer.cpp
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ void MapRenderer::requestSnapshot(SnapshotCallback callback) {
 
 void MapRenderer::resetRenderer() {
     renderer.reset();
+    backend.reset();
 }
 
 void MapRenderer::scheduleSnapshot(std::unique_ptr<SnapshotCallback> callback) {