diff --git a/sftp.c b/sftp.c
index 4d9810fc..cee7f8ea 100644
--- a/sftp.c
+++ b/sftp.c
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ static struct sftp_request *sftp_alloc_request(void)
 
 void sftp_cleanup_request(void)
 {
-    if (sftp_requests == NULL) {
+    if (sftp_requests != NULL) {
 	freetree234(sftp_requests);
 	sftp_requests = NULL;
     }