diff --git a/src/node.h b/src/node.h
index 3322f9ebcd366d..d08c4633778834 100644
--- a/src/node.h
+++ b/src/node.h
@@ -735,6 +735,7 @@ class AsyncResource {
 
     virtual ~AsyncResource() {
       EmitAsyncDestroy(isolate_, async_context_);
+      resource_.Reset();
     }
 
     v8::MaybeLocal<v8::Value> MakeCallback(