diff --git a/src/settings/plugins/ifupdown/nms-ifupdown-plugin.c b/src/settings/plugins/ifupdown/nms-ifupdown-plugin.c
index 475ecbb6d9..e663ab8a67 100644
--- a/src/settings/plugins/ifupdown/nms-ifupdown-plugin.c
+++ b/src/settings/plugins/ifupdown/nms-ifupdown-plugin.c
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ static GHashTable *load_eni_ifaces (NMSIfupdownPlugin *self);
 static void
 _storage_data_destroy (StorageData *sd)
 {
+	if (!sd)
+		return;
 	nm_g_object_unref (sd->connection);
 	nm_g_object_unref (sd->storage);
 	g_slice_free (StorageData, sd);