diff --git a/src/fsm.c b/src/fsm.c
index 0bdcd9d..f9effc4 100644
--- a/src/fsm.c
+++ b/src/fsm.c
@@ -483,10 +483,11 @@
 
 	/* delete ourselves from the parent */
 	parent = fi->proc.parent;
-	if (parent)
+	if (parent) {
 		LOGPFSMSRC(fi, file, line, "Removing from parent %s\n",
 			   osmo_fsm_inst_name(parent));
-	llist_del(&fi->proc.child);
+		llist_del(&fi->proc.child);
+	}
 
 	/* call destructor / clean-up function */
 	if (fi->fsm->cleanup)