diff --git a/src/lib/dnssd/Discovery_ImplPlatform.cpp b/src/lib/dnssd/Discovery_ImplPlatform.cpp
index 42c5d8c04b4701..78e003f4f05a69 100644
--- a/src/lib/dnssd/Discovery_ImplPlatform.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/dnssd/Discovery_ImplPlatform.cpp
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ void DiscoveryImplPlatform::Shutdown()
     VerifyOrReturn(mDnssdInitialized);
     mResolverProxy.Shutdown();
     ChipDnssdShutdown();
+    mDnssdInitialized = false;
 }
 
 void DiscoveryImplPlatform::HandleDnssdInit(void * context, CHIP_ERROR initError)