diff --git a/libdm/libdm-stats.c b/libdm/libdm-stats.c
index 3f6730eac..f0a7dbfef 100644
--- a/libdm/libdm-stats.c
+++ b/libdm/libdm-stats.c
@@ -264,9 +264,12 @@ static int _stats_group_id_present(const struct dm_stats *dms, uint64_t id)
 	if (id == DM_STATS_GROUP_NOT_PRESENT)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (!dms || !dms->regions)
+	if (!dms)
 		return_0;
 
+	if (!dms->regions)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (id > dms->max_region)
 		return 0;