diff --git a/src/controller/java/AndroidDeviceControllerWrapper.cpp b/src/controller/java/AndroidDeviceControllerWrapper.cpp
index f737e9bae81a34..922ad281936e00 100644
--- a/src/controller/java/AndroidDeviceControllerWrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/controller/java/AndroidDeviceControllerWrapper.cpp
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ void AndroidDeviceControllerWrapper::OnCommissioningComplete(NodeId deviceId, CH
     {
         env->ReleaseByteArrayElements(operationalDatasetBytes, operationalDataset, 0);
         env->DeleteGlobalRef(operationalDatasetBytes);
+        operationalDatasetBytes = nullptr;
     }
 }