diff --git a/Modules/_asynciomodule.c b/Modules/_asynciomodule.c
index 96a99fe49ce..a03a63119ba 100644
--- a/Modules/_asynciomodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_asynciomodule.c
@@ -3271,6 +3271,8 @@ module_free(void *m)
     Py_CLEAR(context_kwname);
 
     module_free_freelists();
+
+    module_initialized = 0;
 }
 
 static int