diff --git a/src/compiler/crystal/loader/unix.cr b/src/compiler/crystal/loader/unix.cr
index 1b79ec073127..9a9e1d19ede2 100644
--- a/src/compiler/crystal/loader/unix.cr
+++ b/src/compiler/crystal/loader/unix.cr
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class Crystal::Loader
     @handles.each do |handle|
       LibC.dlclose(handle)
     end
+    @handles.clear
   end
 
   # Returns a list of directories used as the default search paths