diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/conscrypt/ConscryptFileDescriptorSocket.java b/common/src/main/java/org/conscrypt/ConscryptFileDescriptorSocket.java
index fe5004830..352358903 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/org/conscrypt/ConscryptFileDescriptorSocket.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/conscrypt/ConscryptFileDescriptorSocket.java
@@ -1081,8 +1081,10 @@ protected final void finalize() throws Throwable {
             if (guard != null) {
                 Platform.closeGuardWarnIfOpen(guard);
             }
-            synchronized (ssl) {
-                transitionTo(STATE_CLOSED);
+            if (ssl != null) {
+                synchronized (ssl) {
+                    transitionTo(STATE_CLOSED);
+                }
             }
         } finally {
             super.finalize();