diff --git a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
index a461cef188..e8e2a39b64 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
@@ -3212,7 +3212,8 @@ signal_handler(int signum)
 		rte_pdump_uninit();
 #endif
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_LATENCY_STATS
-		rte_latencystats_uninit();
+		if (latencystats_enabled != 0)
+			rte_latencystats_uninit();
 #endif
 		force_quit();
 		/* Set flag to indicate the force termination. */