diff --git a/net/tipc/name_table.c b/net/tipc/name_table.c
index 892373e498e4..4455f13cfaf6 100644
--- a/net/tipc/name_table.c
+++ b/net/tipc/name_table.c
@@ -905,6 +905,9 @@ static void nameseq_list(struct name_seq *seq, struct print_buf *buf, u32 depth,
 	struct sub_seq *sseq;
 	char typearea[11];
 
+	if (seq->first_free == 0)
+		return;
+
 	sprintf(typearea, "%-10u", seq->type);
 
 	if (depth == 1) {