diff --git a/libs/binder/RpcSession.cpp b/libs/binder/RpcSession.cpp
index d347262..8ddfa93 100644
--- a/libs/binder/RpcSession.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/RpcSession.cpp
@@ -484,6 +484,9 @@
         mProtocolVersion = oldProtocolVersion;
 
         mConnections = {};
+
+        // clear mStartedSetup so that we can reuse this RpcSession
+        mStartedSetup = false;
     });
 
     if (status_t status = connectAndInit({}, false /*incoming*/); status != OK) return status;