diff --git a/Recyclable.Collections/RecyclableList.cs b/Recyclable.Collections/RecyclableList.cs
index 613be1d..3e477dc 100644
--- a/Recyclable.Collections/RecyclableList.cs
+++ b/Recyclable.Collections/RecyclableList.cs
@@ -873,6 +873,7 @@ namespace Recyclable.Collections
 			if (_blockSize >= RecyclableDefaults.MinPooledArrayLength)
 			{
 				_blockArrayPool.Return(_memoryBlocks[index], NeedsClearing);
+				_memoryBlocks[index] = _emptyBlockArray;
 			}
 			else
 			{