diff --git a/zebra/zebra_nhg.c b/zebra/zebra_nhg.c
index 05da25b2b8..7fe66ff77f 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_nhg.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_nhg.c
@@ -1000,6 +1000,9 @@ static struct nhg_hash_entry *depends_find(struct nexthop *nh, afi_t afi)
 	struct nexthop *lookup = NULL;
 	struct nhg_hash_entry *nhe = NULL;
 
+	if (!nh)
+		goto done;
+
 	copy_nexthops(&lookup, nh, NULL);
 
 	/* Clear it, in case its a group */
@@ -1012,6 +1015,7 @@ static struct nhg_hash_entry *depends_find(struct nexthop *nh, afi_t afi)
 
 	nexthops_free(lookup);
 
+done:
 	return nhe;
 }