diff --git a/ospfd/ospf_interface.c b/ospfd/ospf_interface.c
index cfcffcdb3d..8efb32af37 100644
--- a/ospfd/ospf_interface.c
+++ b/ospfd/ospf_interface.c
@@ -906,10 +906,12 @@ struct ospf_interface *ospf_vl_new(struct ospf *ospf,
 
 static void ospf_vl_if_delete(struct ospf_vl_data *vl_data)
 {
+	struct interface *ifp = vl_data->vl_oi->ifp;
+
 	vl_data->vl_oi->address->u.prefix4.s_addr = 0;
 	vl_data->vl_oi->address->prefixlen = 0;
 	ospf_if_free(vl_data->vl_oi);
-	if_delete(&vl_data->vl_oi->ifp);
+	if_delete(&ifp);
 	vlink_count--;
 }