diff --git a/uvloop/handles/handle.pyx b/uvloop/handles/handle.pyx
index d0b0359..776d545 100644
--- a/uvloop/handles/handle.pyx
+++ b/uvloop/handles/handle.pyx
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ cdef class UVHandle:
         self._handle = NULL
 
     cdef inline _abort_init(self):
+        self._handle = NULL
+
         IF DEBUG:
             name = self.__class__.__name__
             if self._inited: