diff --git a/src/mca/ptl/self/src/ptl_self_module.c b/src/mca/ptl/self/src/ptl_self_module.c
index 24af7107b6..477919da20 100644
--- a/src/mca/ptl/self/src/ptl_self_module.c
+++ b/src/mca/ptl/self/src/ptl_self_module.c
@@ -114,9 +114,10 @@ int mca_ptl_self_module_close(void)
             mca_ptl_self_module.self_send_requests.super.ompi_list_length);
     }
 
-    if (NULL != mca_ptl_self_module.self_ptls)
+    if (NULL != mca_ptl_self_module.self_ptls) {
         free(mca_ptl_self_module.self_ptls);
-    OBJ_DESTRUCT( &(mca_ptl_self_module.self_send_requests) );
+        OBJ_DESTRUCT( &(mca_ptl_self_module.self_send_requests) );
+    }
     return OMPI_SUCCESS;
 }