diff --git a/src/detect-engine-analyzer.c b/src/detect-engine-analyzer.c
index 4eb5ad4c56..7b5e265c5f 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine-analyzer.c
+++ b/src/detect-engine-analyzer.c
@@ -506,6 +506,7 @@ void SetupEngineAnalysis(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, bool *fp_analysis, bool *rule_
         if (ea->analyzer_items)
             SCFree(ea->analyzer_items);
         SCFree(ea);
+        de_ctx->ea = NULL;
     }
 }