diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
index 4f18c0e1e415..a22c667d4b46 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
@@ -647,12 +647,15 @@ destroy_conntrack(struct nf_conntrack *nfct)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_SIP_SEGMENTATION
 	pr_debug("freeing item in the SIP list\n");
-	list_for_each_safe(sip_node_list, sip_node_save_list,
-			   &ct->sip_segment_list) {
-		sip_node = list_entry(sip_node_list, struct sip_list, list);
-		list_del(&sip_node->list);
-		kfree(sip_node);
-	}
+
+	if (ct->sip_segment_list.next)
+		list_for_each_safe(sip_node_list, sip_node_save_list,
+				   &ct->sip_segment_list) {
+			sip_node = list_entry(sip_node_list,
+					      struct sip_list, list);
+			list_del(&sip_node->list);
+			kfree(sip_node);
+		}
 #endif
 	/* Expectations will have been removed in clean_from_lists,
 	 * except TFTP can create an expectation on the first packet,