diff --git a/src/cluster_legacy.c b/src/cluster_legacy.c
index db25461f5..8dee109df 100644
--- a/src/cluster_legacy.c
+++ b/src/cluster_legacy.c
@@ -5796,12 +5796,12 @@ int handleDebugClusterCommand(client *c) {
 
     /* Terminate the link based on the direction or all. */
     if (!strcasecmp(c->argv[3]->ptr, "from")) {
-        freeClusterLink(n->inbound_link);
+        if (n->inbound_link) freeClusterLink(n->inbound_link);
     } else if (!strcasecmp(c->argv[3]->ptr, "to")) {
-        freeClusterLink(n->link);
+        if (n->link) freeClusterLink(n->link);
     } else if (!strcasecmp(c->argv[3]->ptr, "all")) {
-        freeClusterLink(n->link);
-        freeClusterLink(n->inbound_link);
+        if (n->link) freeClusterLink(n->link);
+        if (n->inbound_link) freeClusterLink(n->inbound_link);
     } else {
         addReplyErrorFormat(c, "Unknown direction %s", (char *) c->argv[3]->ptr);
     }