diff --git a/WHATS_NEW_DM b/WHATS_NEW_DM
index 29dbccc78..b048f7a98 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW_DM
+++ b/WHATS_NEW_DM
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 1.02.136 - 
 ======================================
+  Fix stats walk segfault with dmsetup older than v1.02.129
 
 Version 1.02.135 - 26th September 2016
 ======================================
diff --git a/libdm/libdm-stats.c b/libdm/libdm-stats.c
index ffd349cf9..75e014435 100644
--- a/libdm/libdm-stats.c
+++ b/libdm/libdm-stats.c
@@ -1526,9 +1526,6 @@ static void _stats_walk_end_areas(const struct dm_stats *dms, uint64_t *flags,
 static int _stats_walk_end(const struct dm_stats *dms, uint64_t *flags,
 			   uint64_t *cur_r, uint64_t *cur_a, uint64_t *cur_g)
 {
-	if (!dms || !dms->regions)
-		return 1;
-
 	if (*flags & DM_STATS_WALK_AREA) {
 		_stats_walk_end_areas(dms, flags, cur_r, cur_a, cur_g);
 		goto out;
@@ -1553,6 +1550,9 @@ out:
 
 int dm_stats_walk_end(struct dm_stats *dms)
 {
+	if (!dms || !dms->regions)
+		return 1;
+
 	if (_stats_walk_end(dms, &dms->cur_flags,
 			    &dms->cur_region, &dms->cur_area,
 			    &dms->cur_group)) {