diff --git a/src/ucm/main.c b/src/ucm/main.c
index 0d7d8414..d8b8adaa 100644
--- a/src/ucm/main.c
+++ b/src/ucm/main.c
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ static int open_ctl(snd_use_case_mgr_t *uc_mgr,
 		free(uc_mgr->ctl_dev);
 		uc_mgr->ctl_dev = NULL;
 		snd_ctl_close(uc_mgr->ctl);
+		uc_mgr->ctl = NULL;
 	
 	}
 	err = snd_ctl_open(ctl, ctl_dev, 0);