diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index 7b3482c78d50e2..621e59fcb64570 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -324,7 +324,8 @@ static struct {
   }
 
   void StopTracingAgent() {
-    tracing_agent_->Stop();
+    if (tracing_agent_)
+      tracing_agent_->Stop();
   }
 
   NodePlatform* Platform() {