diff --git a/main/tcptls.c b/main/tcptls.c
index 820a03eaf0..e8ce2ce649 100644
--- a/main/tcptls.c
+++ b/main/tcptls.c
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ int ast_ssl_setup(struct ast_tls_config *cfg)
 void ast_ssl_teardown(struct ast_tls_config *cfg)
 {
 #ifdef DO_SSL
-	if (cfg->ssl_ctx) {
+	if (cfg && cfg->ssl_ctx) {
 		SSL_CTX_free(cfg->ssl_ctx);
 		cfg->ssl_ctx = NULL;
 	}