diff --git a/test/nvmf/common.sh b/test/nvmf/common.sh
index 6925ee7de..3159baa3f 100644
--- a/test/nvmf/common.sh
+++ b/test/nvmf/common.sh
@@ -214,7 +214,9 @@ function nvmfappstart()
 function nvmftestfini()
 {
 	nvmfcleanup
-	killprocess $nvmfpid
+	if [ -n "$nvmfpid" ]; then
+		killprocess $nvmfpid
+	fi
 	if [ "$TEST_MODE" == "iso" ]; then
 		$rootdir/scripts/setup.sh reset
 		if [ "$TEST_TRANSPORT" == "rdma" ]; then