diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_con/dns.c b/src/lib/ecore_con/dns.c
index 7a0d5e1c9b..b4564e5323 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_con/dns.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_con/dns.c
@@ -5525,7 +5525,7 @@ void dns_so_close(struct dns_socket *so) {
 
 
 void dns_so_reset(struct dns_socket *so) {
-	free(so->answer);
+	if (so->answer) free(so->answer);
 
 	memset(&so->state, '\0', sizeof *so - offsetof(struct dns_socket, state));
 } /* dns_so_reset() */