diff --git a/client/displayservers/Wayland/input.c b/client/displayservers/Wayland/input.c
index df6c3390..2afa701d 100644
--- a/client/displayservers/Wayland/input.c
+++ b/client/displayservers/Wayland/input.c
@@ -420,7 +420,12 @@ void waylandInputFree(void)
 
   if (wlWm.pointer)
     waylandCleanUpPointer();
-  wl_keyboard_destroy(wlWm.keyboard);
+
+  // The only legal way the keyboard can be null is if it never existed.
+  // When unplugged, the compositor must have an inert object.
+  if (wlWm.keyboard)
+    wl_keyboard_destroy(wlWm.keyboard);
+
   wl_seat_destroy(wlWm.seat);
 
   if (wlWm.xkbState)