diff --git a/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-ep-cfs.c b/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-ep-cfs.c
index d1288a0bd530..4fead88257bb 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-ep-cfs.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-ep-cfs.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ static ssize_t pci_epc_start_store(struct config_item *item, const char *page,
 
 	if (!start) {
 		pci_epc_stop(epc);
+		epc_group->start = 0;
 		return len;
 	}