diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_old.c b/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_old.c
index 1c8568688..45bb40227 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_old.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_old.c
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ int wpas_dbus_unregister_iface(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
 	if (wpa_s == NULL || wpa_s->global == NULL)
 		return 0;
 	ctrl_iface = wpa_s->global->dbus;
-	if (ctrl_iface == NULL)
+	if (ctrl_iface == NULL || wpa_s->dbus_path == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
 	con = ctrl_iface->con;