diff --git a/src/plugins/irc/irc-channel.c b/src/plugins/irc/irc-channel.c
index 17e9c18f9..ef89392a5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/irc/irc-channel.c
+++ b/src/plugins/irc/irc-channel.c
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ irc_channel_display_nick_back_in_pv (struct t_irc_server *server,
                                 (nick) ? nick->name : nickname,
                                 IRC_COLOR_CHAT_DELIMITERS,
                                 IRC_COLOR_CHAT_HOST,
-                                (nick) ? nick->host : "",
+                                (nick && nick->host) ? nick->host : "",
                                 IRC_COLOR_CHAT_DELIMITERS,
                                 IRC_COLOR_MESSAGE_JOIN);
             }