diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentTopic.java b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentTopic.java
index 4d48f9c627e76..52bb165a61e91 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentTopic.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentTopic.java
@@ -1323,6 +1323,7 @@ public void closeComplete(Object ctx) {
                 public void closeFailed(ManagedLedgerException exception, Object ctx) {
                     log.error("[{}] Failed to close managed ledger, proceeding anyway.", topic, exception);
                     brokerService.removeTopicFromCache(topic);
+                    unregisterTopicPolicyListener();
                     closeFuture.complete(null);
                 }
             }, null);