diff --git a/dev/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/Source/Integration/Components/AnimGraphComponent.cpp b/dev/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/Source/Integration/Components/AnimGraphComponent.cpp
index 8fd717cfe7..7638948bb7 100644
--- a/dev/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/Source/Integration/Components/AnimGraphComponent.cpp
+++ b/dev/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/Source/Integration/Components/AnimGraphComponent.cpp
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ namespace EMotionFX
         //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         AnimGraphComponent::AnimGraphComponent(const Configuration* config)
         {
+            m_animGraphInstance.reset();
             if (config)
             {
                 m_configuration = *config;