diff --git a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemWayland.cpp b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemWayland.cpp
index e6366d25788..627b97a9190 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemWayland.cpp
+++ b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemWayland.cpp
@@ -1221,6 +1221,9 @@ static void data_device_handle_drop(void *data, struct wl_data_device * /*wl_dat
     wl_data_offer_finish(data_offer->id);
     wl_data_offer_destroy(data_offer->id);
 
+    if (input->data_offer_dnd == data_offer) {
+      input->data_offer_dnd = nullptr;
+    }
     delete data_offer;
     data_offer = nullptr;