diff --git a/lib/nvmf/rdma.c b/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
index 39423a70a..4c9851966 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
@@ -996,7 +996,9 @@ spdk_nvmf_rdma_fini(void)
 		rdma_destroy_id(addr->id);
 	}
 
-	rdma_destroy_event_channel(g_rdma.event_channel);
+	if (g_rdma.event_channel != NULL) {
+		rdma_destroy_event_channel(g_rdma.event_channel);
+	}
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_rdma.lock);
 
 	return 0;