diff --git a/src/routing/global-routing/global-router-interface.cc b/src/routing/global-routing/global-router-interface.cc
index e70d2ec04..778d91bcc 100644
--- a/src/routing/global-routing/global-router-interface.cc
+++ b/src/routing/global-routing/global-router-interface.cc
@@ -332,6 +332,13 @@ GlobalRouter::~GlobalRouter ()
   ClearLSAs();
 }
 
+void
+GlobalRouter::DoDispose ()
+{
+  m_node = 0;
+  Object::DoDispose ();
+}
+
   void
 GlobalRouter::ClearLSAs ()
 {
diff --git a/src/routing/global-routing/global-router-interface.h b/src/routing/global-routing/global-router-interface.h
index b2927d631..737643d9e 100644
--- a/src/routing/global-routing/global-router-interface.h
+++ b/src/routing/global-routing/global-router-interface.h
@@ -565,6 +565,8 @@ protected:
   Ipv4Address m_routerId;
 
 private:
+  // inherited from Object
+  virtual void DoDispose (void);
 /**
  * @brief Global Router copy construction is disallowed.
  */