diff --git a/_studio/mfx_lib/vpp/src/mfx_vpp_hw.cpp b/_studio/mfx_lib/vpp/src/mfx_vpp_hw.cpp
index b451fbcdb5..dce0366791 100644
--- a/_studio/mfx_lib/vpp/src/mfx_vpp_hw.cpp
+++ b/_studio/mfx_lib/vpp/src/mfx_vpp_hw.cpp
@@ -7180,6 +7180,8 @@ mfxStatus MfxFrameAllocResponse::Free( void )
             NumFrameActual = m_numFrameActualReturnedByAllocFrames;
             m_core->FreeFrames(this);
         }
+
+        mids = NULL;
     }
 
     return MFX_ERR_NONE;