diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/ibss_rsn.c b/wpa_supplicant/ibss_rsn.c
index 6299191dd..d9d0ae7f1 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/ibss_rsn.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/ibss_rsn.c
@@ -697,7 +697,8 @@ void ibss_rsn_deinit(struct ibss_rsn *ibss_rsn)
 		ibss_rsn_free(prev);
 	}
 
-	wpa_deinit(ibss_rsn->auth_group);
+	if (ibss_rsn->auth_group)
+		wpa_deinit(ibss_rsn->auth_group);
 	os_free(ibss_rsn);
 
 }