diff --git a/vlc-android/src/org/videolan/vlc/gui/SendCrashActivity.kt b/vlc-android/src/org/videolan/vlc/gui/SendCrashActivity.kt
index 46fd35c55..815e93f24 100644
--- a/vlc-android/src/org/videolan/vlc/gui/SendCrashActivity.kt
+++ b/vlc-android/src/org/videolan/vlc/gui/SendCrashActivity.kt
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class SendCrashActivity : AppCompatActivity(), DebugLogService.Client.Callback {
     }
 
     override fun onDestroy() {
-        client.release()
+        if (::client.isInitialized) client.release()
         super.onDestroy()
     }