diff --git a/code/AssetLib/AMF/AMFImporter.cpp b/code/AssetLib/AMF/AMFImporter.cpp
index 1a3efba9a..add1cdb57 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/AMF/AMFImporter.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/AMF/AMFImporter.cpp
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ void AMFImporter::ParseFile(const std::string &pFile, IOSystem *pIOHandler) {
     mXmlParser = new XmlParser();
     if (!mXmlParser->parse(file.get())) {
         delete mXmlParser;
+        mXmlParser = nullptr;
         throw DeadlyImportError("Failed to create XML reader for file" + pFile + ".");
     }