diff --git a/src/libs/mynewt-nimble/porting/npl/freertos/src/npl_os_freertos.c b/src/libs/mynewt-nimble/porting/npl/freertos/src/npl_os_freertos.c
index 87936bd8..875521ab 100644
--- a/src/libs/mynewt-nimble/porting/npl/freertos/src/npl_os_freertos.c
+++ b/src/libs/mynewt-nimble/porting/npl/freertos/src/npl_os_freertos.c
@@ -268,8 +268,10 @@ void
 npl_freertos_callout_init(struct ble_npl_callout *co, struct ble_npl_eventq *evq,
                      ble_npl_event_fn *ev_cb, void *ev_arg)
 {
+  if(co->handle == NULL) {
     memset(co, 0, sizeof(*co));
     co->handle = xTimerCreate("co", 1, pdFALSE, co, os_callout_timer_cb);
+  }
     co->evq = evq;
     ble_npl_event_init(&co->ev, ev_cb, ev_arg);
 }