diff --git a/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common/connect.c b/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common/connect.c
index b3765d878..87b218047 100644
--- a/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common/connect.c
+++ b/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common/connect.c
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ static void on_eth_event(void *esp_netif, esp_event_base_t event_base,
 static esp_eth_handle_t s_eth_handle = NULL;
 static esp_eth_mac_t *s_mac = NULL;
 static esp_eth_phy_t *s_phy = NULL;
+static void *s_eth_glue = NULL;
 
 static void start(void)
 {
@@ -275,7 +276,8 @@ static void start(void)
     esp_eth_config_t config = ETH_DEFAULT_CONFIG(s_mac, s_phy);
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_eth_driver_install(&config, &s_eth_handle));
     // combine driver with netif
-    esp_netif_attach(netif, esp_eth_new_netif_glue(s_eth_handle));
+    s_eth_glue = esp_eth_new_netif_glue(s_eth_handle);
+    esp_netif_attach(netif, s_eth_glue);
     esp_eth_start(s_eth_handle);
     s_connection_name = "Ethernet";
 }
@@ -288,11 +290,12 @@ static void stop(void)
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_handler_unregister(ETH_EVENT, ETHERNET_EVENT_CONNECTED, &on_eth_event));
 #endif
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_eth_stop(s_eth_handle));
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_eth_del_netif_glue(s_eth_glue));
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_eth_clear_default_handlers(s_example_esp_netif));
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_eth_driver_uninstall(s_eth_handle));
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(s_phy->del(s_phy));
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(s_mac->del(s_mac));
 
-    esp_eth_clear_default_handlers(s_example_esp_netif);
     esp_netif_destroy(s_example_esp_netif);
     s_example_esp_netif = NULL;
 }