diff --git a/kernel/process.cpp b/kernel/process.cpp
index e2be8c21..4d6fb3ee 100644
--- a/kernel/process.cpp
+++ b/kernel/process.cpp
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ Process::~Process() // process_family_lock taken
 	assert(!root);
 	assert(!threads_not_exiting_count);
 
-	assert(ptable);
-	ptable->Free(pid);
+	if ( ptable )
+		ptable->Free(pid);
 	ptable.Reset();
 	tty.Reset();
 }