diff --git a/esphome/components/runtime_image/runtime_image.cpp b/esphome/components/runtime_image/runtime_image.cpp
index 2ebe67c3a5..fa42b53496 100644
--- a/esphome/components/runtime_image/runtime_image.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/runtime_image/runtime_image.cpp
@@ -248,6 +248,9 @@ void RuntimeImage::release_buffer_() {
     this->height_ = 0;
     this->buffer_width_ = 0;
     this->buffer_height_ = 0;
+#ifdef USE_LVGL
+    memset(&this->dsc_, 0, sizeof(this->dsc_));
+#endif
   }
 }