1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/util/slab.c b/src/util/slab.c
index 4264814cabc..4ce0e9a3485 100644
--- a/src/util/slab.c
+++ b/src/util/slab.c
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ void slab_create_child(struct slab_child_pool *pool,
  */
 void slab_destroy_child(struct slab_child_pool *pool)
 {
+   if (!pool->parent)
+      return; /* the slab probably wasn't even created */
+
    mtx_lock(&pool->parent->mutex);
 
    while (pool->pages) {