diff --git a/lldb/source/Interpreter/OptionValueFileSpec.cpp b/lldb/source/Interpreter/OptionValueFileSpec.cpp
index 3d2a7ff3307a..607ece824918 100644
--- a/lldb/source/Interpreter/OptionValueFileSpec.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Interpreter/OptionValueFileSpec.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ OptionValueFileSpec::SetValueFromCString (const char *value_cstr,
 
             m_value_was_set = true;
             m_current_value.SetFile(filepath.c_str(), true);
+            m_data_sp.reset();
         }
         else
         {