diff --git a/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/handler/callback.py b/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/handler/callback.py
index f0a72853..cfd3c43c 100644
--- a/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/handler/callback.py
+++ b/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/handler/callback.py
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ class Callback(BaseHandler):
             payload -- The matched stanza object.
         """
         BaseHandler.prerun(self, payload)
+        if self._once:
+            self._destroy = True
         if self._instream:
             self.run(payload, True)