diff --git a/src/core/devices/nm-device.c b/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
index a0cf1ee6d0..1bebdf1933 100644
--- a/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -7149,7 +7149,9 @@ nm_device_controller_release_port(NMDevice           *self,
 
     info = find_port_info(self, port);
 
-    if (info->port_state == PORT_STATE_ATTACHED)
+    if (!info)
+        port_state_str = "(not registered)";
+    else if (info->port_state == PORT_STATE_ATTACHED)
         port_state_str = "(attached)";
     else if (info->port_state == PORT_STATE_NOT_ATTACHED)
         port_state_str = "(not attached)";
@@ -7162,7 +7164,7 @@ nm_device_controller_release_port(NMDevice           *self,
           "controller: release one port " NM_HASH_OBFUSCATE_PTR_FMT "/%s %s%s",
           NM_HASH_OBFUSCATE_PTR(port),
           nm_device_get_iface(port),
-          !info ? "(not registered)" : port_state_str,
+          port_state_str,
           release_type == RELEASE_PORT_TYPE_CONFIG_FORCE
               ? " (force-configure)"
               : (release_type == RELEASE_PORT_TYPE_CONFIG ? " (configure)" : "(no-config)"));