diff --git a/lib/core-net/vhost.c b/lib/core-net/vhost.c
index 852155bd6..661432617 100644
--- a/lib/core-net/vhost.c
+++ b/lib/core-net/vhost.c
@@ -1354,6 +1354,20 @@ __lws_vhost_destroy2(struct lws_vhost *vh)
 	while (vh->timed_vh_protocol_list)
 		__lws_timed_callback_remove(vh, vh->timed_vh_protocol_list);
 #endif
+	/*
+	 * remove ourselves from the defer binding list
+	 */
+	lws_start_foreach_llp(struct lws_vhost **, pv,
+			      vh->context->no_listener_vhost_list) {
+		if (*pv == vh) {
+			lwsl_debug("deferred iface: removing vh %s\n",
+					(*pv)->name);
+			*pv = vh->no_listener_vhost_list;
+			vh->no_listener_vhost_list = NULL;
+			break;
+		}
+	} lws_end_foreach_llp(pv, no_listener_vhost_list);
+
 	/*
 	 * let the protocols destroy the per-vhost protocol objects
 	 */