diff --git a/src/lib/formats/flopimg.c b/src/lib/formats/flopimg.c
index 17f30e192d6..56c3c4aaca4 100644
--- a/src/lib/formats/flopimg.c
+++ b/src/lib/formats/flopimg.c
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ static void floppy_close_internal(floppy_image *floppy, int close_file)
 	if (floppy) {
 		floppy_track_unload(floppy);
 
-		if(floppy->floppy_option->destruct)
+		if(floppy->floppy_option && floppy->floppy_option->destruct)
 			floppy->floppy_option->destruct(floppy, floppy->floppy_option);
 		if (close_file)
 			io_generic_close(&floppy->io);