diff --git a/zstd/blockenc.go b/zstd/blockenc.go
index 083fbb502f..c85c40255d 100644
--- a/zstd/blockenc.go
+++ b/zstd/blockenc.go
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ func (b *blockEnc) reset(prev *blockEnc) {
 	if prev != nil {
 		b.recentOffsets = prev.prevRecentOffsets
 	}
+	b.dictLitEnc = nil
 }
 
 // reset will reset the block for a new encode, but in the same stream,