diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_evpn_mh.c b/bgpd/bgp_evpn_mh.c
index 7700281cd2..ffb1b17ec7 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_evpn_mh.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_evpn_mh.c
@@ -323,7 +323,9 @@ static void bgp_evpn_es_route_del_all(struct bgp *bgp, struct bgp_evpn_es *es)
 		for (pi = bgp_dest_get_bgp_path_info(dest);
 		     (pi != NULL) && (nextpi = pi->next, 1); pi = nextpi) {
 			bgp_path_info_delete(dest, pi);
-			bgp_path_info_reap(dest, pi);
+			dest = bgp_path_info_reap(dest, pi);
+
+			assert(dest);
 		}
 	}
 }