diff --git a/gio/tests/gdbus-close-pending.c b/gio/tests/gdbus-close-pending.c
index c74ce665f..762d931eb 100644
--- a/gio/tests/gdbus-close-pending.c
+++ b/gio/tests/gdbus-close-pending.c
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ delayed_close_free (gpointer data)
   DelayedClose *df = data;
 
   g_object_unref (df->stream);
-  g_object_unref (df->cancellable);
+  if (df->cancellable)
+    g_object_unref (df->cancellable);
   g_free (df);
 }