diff --git a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemWayland.cc b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemWayland.cc
index a5e55dce90b..fd692404b47 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemWayland.cc
+++ b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemWayland.cc
@@ -1559,8 +1559,10 @@ static void gwl_display_destroy(GWL_Display *display)
   }
 
 #ifdef WITH_OPENGL_BACKEND
-  if (eglGetDisplay) {
-    ::eglTerminate(eglGetDisplay(EGLNativeDisplayType(display->wl.display)));
+  if (display->wl.display) {
+    if (eglGetDisplay) {
+      ::eglTerminate(eglGetDisplay(EGLNativeDisplayType(display->wl.display)));
+    }
   }
 #endif