diff --git a/src/remote/remote_driver.c b/src/remote/remote_driver.c
index 64d9d92334157e3d7f824a333fa0719401a0895a..da9c1c904e5ea2b9e7dc27b01e51c1b67537e927 100644
--- a/src/remote/remote_driver.c
+++ b/src/remote/remote_driver.c
@@ -6801,7 +6801,8 @@ done:
 static void
 remoteEventQueue(struct private_data *priv, virObjectEventPtr event)
 {
-    virObjectEventStateQueue(priv->eventState, event);
+    if (event)
+        virObjectEventStateQueue(priv->eventState, event);
 }
 
 /* get_nonnull_domain and get_nonnull_network turn an on-wire