diff --git a/server/reds.c b/server/reds.c
index c07cb6cd..5d2ad9b9 100644
--- a/server/reds.c
+++ b/server/reds.c
@@ -2700,8 +2700,11 @@ static void reds_exit(void)
         main_channel_close(reds->main_channel);
     }
 #ifdef RED_STATISTICS
-    shm_unlink(reds->stat_shm_name);
-    free(reds->stat_shm_name);
+    if (reds->stat_shm_name) {
+        shm_unlink(reds->stat_shm_name);
+        free(reds->stat_shm_name);
+        reds->stat_shm_name = NULL;
+    }
 #endif
 }