diff --git a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/io/HoodieMergeHandle.java b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/io/HoodieMergeHandle.java
index a7602ea00..cbd77c60d 100644
--- a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/io/HoodieMergeHandle.java
+++ b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/io/HoodieMergeHandle.java
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ public class HoodieMergeHandle<T extends HoodieRecordPayload, I, K, O> extends H
 
       if (fileWriter != null) {
         fileWriter.close();
+        fileWriter = null;
       }
 
       long fileSizeInBytes = FSUtils.getFileSize(fs, newFilePath);