diff --git a/lib/librte_ip_frag/rte_ipv4_reassembly.c b/lib/librte_ip_frag/rte_ipv4_reassembly.c
index 82e831ca30..4956b99eab 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ip_frag/rte_ipv4_reassembly.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ip_frag/rte_ipv4_reassembly.c
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ ipv4_frag_reassemble(struct ip_frag_pkt *fp)
 	/* chain with the first fragment. */
 	rte_pktmbuf_adj(m, (uint16_t)(m->l2_len + m->l3_len));
 	rte_pktmbuf_chain(fp->frags[IP_FIRST_FRAG_IDX].mb, m);
+	fp->frags[curr_idx].mb = NULL;
 	m = fp->frags[IP_FIRST_FRAG_IDX].mb;
+	fp->frags[IP_FIRST_FRAG_IDX].mb = NULL;
 
 	/* update mbuf fields for reassembled packet. */
 	m->ol_flags |= PKT_TX_IP_CKSUM;
diff --git a/lib/librte_ip_frag/rte_ipv6_reassembly.c b/lib/librte_ip_frag/rte_ipv6_reassembly.c
index 3479fabb8f..db249fe600 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ip_frag/rte_ipv6_reassembly.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ip_frag/rte_ipv6_reassembly.c
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ ipv6_frag_reassemble(struct ip_frag_pkt *fp)
 	/* chain with the first fragment. */
 	rte_pktmbuf_adj(m, (uint16_t)(m->l2_len + m->l3_len));
 	rte_pktmbuf_chain(fp->frags[IP_FIRST_FRAG_IDX].mb, m);
+	fp->frags[curr_idx].mb = NULL;
 	m = fp->frags[IP_FIRST_FRAG_IDX].mb;
+	fp->frags[IP_FIRST_FRAG_IDX].mb = NULL;
 
 	/* update mbuf fields for reassembled packet. */
 	m->ol_flags |= PKT_TX_IP_CKSUM;