diff --git a/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_sndcp_comp.c b/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_sndcp_comp.c
index 1591f80..a12c39a 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_sndcp_comp.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_sndcp_comp.c
@@ -107,13 +107,14 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Display info message */
+	/* Bail on failure */
 	if (comp_entity == NULL) {
 		LOGP(DSNDCP, LOGL_ERROR,
-		     "Compression entity (%d) creation failed!\n",
-		     comp_entity->entity);
+		     "Compression entity creation failed!\n");
 		return NULL;
 	}
+
+	/* Display info message */
 	if (comp_entity->compclass == SNDCP_XID_PROTOCOL_COMPRESSION) {
 		LOGP(DSNDCP, LOGL_INFO,
 		     "New header compression entity (%d) created.\n",