diff --git a/src/remote/remote_driver.c b/src/remote/remote_driver.c
index e5d4af3070a500de3e564313fae414f130bbfd85..5cc7e32e42f06c4fec84fdf813c3d84c34fe1ea4 100644
--- a/src/remote/remote_driver.c
+++ b/src/remote/remote_driver.c
@@ -1003,6 +1003,10 @@ doRemoteClose(virConnectPtr conn, struct private_data *priv)
 
     virObjectUnref(priv->tls);
     priv->tls = NULL;
+    virNetClientSetCloseCallback(priv->client,
+                                 NULL,
+                                 NULL,
+                                 NULL);
     virNetClientClose(priv->client);
     virObjectUnref(priv->client);
     priv->client = NULL;