diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 93415da..fd00073 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 11. pdr: pldm_entity_association_tree_init(): Return NULL on failed alloc
 12. pdr: pldm_entity_association_tree_visit(): Document preconditions
 13. pdr: pldm_entity_association_tree_visit(): Exit early on failure
+14. pdr: pldm_entity_association_tree_destroy(): Exit early on bad argument
 
 ### Deprecated
 
diff --git a/src/pdr.c b/src/pdr.c
index 285aae6..3c9db5d 100644
--- a/src/pdr.c
+++ b/src/pdr.c
@@ -699,7 +699,9 @@
 LIBPLDM_ABI_STABLE
 void pldm_entity_association_tree_destroy(pldm_entity_association_tree *tree)
 {
-	assert(tree != NULL);
+	if (!tree) {
+		return;
+	}
 
 	entity_association_tree_destroy(tree->root);
 	free(tree);