diff --git a/core/variant/callable.cpp b/core/variant/callable.cpp
index c6fbfd93a14..667aae879ca 100644
--- a/core/variant/callable.cpp
+++ b/core/variant/callable.cpp
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ void Callable::operator=(const Callable &p_callable) {
 
 		if (custom->ref_count.unref()) {
 			memdelete(custom);
+			custom = nullptr;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -428,6 +429,7 @@ Callable::~Callable() {
 	if (is_custom()) {
 		if (custom->ref_count.unref()) {
 			memdelete(custom);
+			custom = nullptr;
 		}
 	}
 }