diff --git a/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_vty.c b/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_vty.c
index c0909db..1afaed3 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_vty.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_vty.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
 	dump_pchan_load_vty(vty, "    ", &pl);
 
 	/* show rf */
-	if (net->msc_data)
+	if (net->msc_data && net->msc_data->rf_ctl)
 		vty_out(vty, "  Last RF Command: %s%s",
 			net->msc_data->rf_ctl->last_state_command,
 			VTY_NEWLINE);