diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/yuanzhou/vlc/vlcplayer/ReactVlcPlayerView.java b/android/src/main/java/com/yuanzhou/vlc/vlcplayer/ReactVlcPlayerView.java
index df0c1591..63ebf811 100755
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/yuanzhou/vlc/vlcplayer/ReactVlcPlayerView.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/yuanzhou/vlc/vlcplayer/ReactVlcPlayerView.java
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ private void createPlayer(boolean autoplayResume, boolean isResume) {
             }
             mVideoInfo = null;
             mMediaPlayer.setMedia(m);
+            m.release();
             mMediaPlayer.setScale(0);
             if (_subtitleUri != null) {
                 mMediaPlayer.addSlave(Media.Slave.Type.Subtitle, _subtitleUri, true);