diff --git a/res/res_jabber.c b/res/res_jabber.c
index d79820f55b55f1868e16dfa5c1b6f2b19cfe33ed..c7f586c69ac585644097ffd1e66b7da64d51a019 100644
--- a/res/res_jabber.c
+++ b/res/res_jabber.c
@@ -3525,7 +3525,7 @@ static int aji_receive_node_list(void *data, ikspak* pak)
 {
 
 	struct aji_client *client = ASTOBJ_REF((struct aji_client *) data);
-	iks *item;
+	iks *item = NULL;
 	if (iks_has_children(pak->query)) {
 		item = iks_first_tag(pak->query);
 		ast_verbose("Connection: %s\nNode name: %s\n", client->jid->partial,
@@ -3534,7 +3534,9 @@ static int aji_receive_node_list(void *data, ikspak* pak)
 			ast_verbose("Node name: %s\n", iks_find_attrib(item, "node"));
 		}
 	}
-	iks_delete(item);
+	if (item) {
+		iks_delete(item);
+	}
 	return IKS_FILTER_EAT;
 }