diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/legacy.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/legacy.c
index 4a45a943470d..838c70fe74c0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/legacy.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/legacy.c
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ static int legacy_connection_create(struct legacy_connection *lc,
 
 static void legacy_connection_destroy(struct legacy_connection *lc)
 {
+	if (!lc->connection)
+		return;
+
 	lc->connection->protocol = NULL;
 
 	gb_connection_destroy(lc->connection);