diff --git a/ext/pgsql/pgsql.c b/ext/pgsql/pgsql.c
index bbcbd2362cc..1d63ec264d1 100644
--- a/ext/pgsql/pgsql.c
+++ b/ext/pgsql/pgsql.c
@@ -356,8 +356,11 @@ static void _php_pgsql_notice_handler(void *resource_id, const char *message)
 static void _php_pgsql_notice_ptr_dtor(void **ptr) 
 {
 	php_pgsql_notice *notice = (php_pgsql_notice *)*ptr;
- 	efree(notice->message);
-  	efree(notice);
+	if (notice) {
+ 		efree(notice->message);
+  		efree(notice);
+  		notice = NULL;
+  	}
 }
 /* }}} */