diff --git a/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go b/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
index bd00d148f6b..a9b1a814688 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
@@ -1078,7 +1078,9 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) CreateSnapshot(
 
 	// Fetch source volume information
 	rbdVol, err := GenVolFromVolID(ctx, req.GetSourceVolumeId(), cr, req.GetSecrets())
-	defer rbdVol.Destroy()
+	if rbdVol != nil {
+		defer rbdVol.Destroy()
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		switch {
 		case errors.Is(err, ErrImageNotFound):