diff --git a/weed/filesys/filehandle.go b/weed/filesys/filehandle.go
index b70d90f6c..c273eec8a 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/filehandle.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/filehandle.go
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ func (fh *FileHandle) Release(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.ReleaseRequest) err
 		if closer, ok := fh.f.reader.(io.Closer); ok {
 			closer.Close()
 		}
+		fh.f.reader = nil
 	}
 
 	return nil