diff --git a/mie/name.c b/mie/name.c
index 1f12970..36d8a12 100644
--- a/mie/name.c
+++ b/mie/name.c
@@ -305,6 +305,10 @@ void mie_name_move(struct mie_name *dst, struct mie_name *src)
 void mie_name_destroy(struct mie_name *name)
 {
 	struct mie_name_map *parent = name->n_parent;
+	if (!parent) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	struct mie_name_map_entry *entry
 		= get_entry(&parent->m_entries, name->n_base.e_hash);
 	struct mie_name_bucket *bucket = NULL;