diff --git a/libavformat/mxfdec.c b/libavformat/mxfdec.c
index bcee234ad7..9a48e2d2d1 100644
--- a/libavformat/mxfdec.c
+++ b/libavformat/mxfdec.c
@@ -3583,6 +3583,7 @@ static int mxf_read_close(AVFormatContext *s)
     for (i = 0; i < mxf->metadata_sets_count; i++) {
         mxf_free_metadataset(mxf->metadata_sets + i, 1);
     }
+    mxf->metadata_sets_count = 0;
     av_freep(&mxf->partitions);
     av_freep(&mxf->metadata_sets);
     av_freep(&mxf->aesc);