diff --git a/src/panels/places/placesitemmodel.cpp b/src/panels/places/placesitemmodel.cpp
--- a/src/panels/places/placesitemmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/panels/places/placesitemmodel.cpp
@@ -462,6 +462,10 @@
 
 void PlacesItemModel::slotStorageTearDownDone(Solid::ErrorType error, const QVariant& errorData)
 {
+    if (!m_deviceToTearDown) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (error && errorData.isValid()) {
         if (error == Solid::ErrorType::DeviceBusy) {
             KListOpenFilesJob* listOpenFilesJob = new KListOpenFilesJob(m_deviceToTearDown->filePath());