diff --git a/zebra/if_ioctl.c b/zebra/if_ioctl.c
index b00a29c..788184f 100644
--- a/zebra/if_ioctl.c
+++ b/zebra/if_ioctl.c
@@ -228,6 +228,13 @@
 
   for (ifapfree = ifap; ifap; ifap = ifap->ifa_next)
     {
+      if (ifap->ifa_addr == NULL)
+        {
+          zlog_err ("%s: nonsensical ifaddr with NULL ifa_addr, ifname %s",
+                    __func__, (ifap->ifa_name ? ifap->ifa_name : "(null)"));
+          continue;
+        }
+       
       ifp = if_lookup_by_name (ifap->ifa_name);
       if (ifp == NULL)
 	{