diff --git a/lightningd/plugin_hook.c b/lightningd/plugin_hook.c
index 4b90a57d7af7..c6a3ba69ceba 100644
--- a/lightningd/plugin_hook.c
+++ b/lightningd/plugin_hook.c
@@ -546,7 +546,8 @@ static struct plugin **plugin_hook_make_ordered(const tal_t *ctx,
 	}
 
 	/* Success!  Copy ordered hooks back. */
-	memcpy(hook->hooks, done, tal_bytelen(hook->hooks));
+	if (hook->hooks)
+		memcpy(hook->hooks, done, tal_bytelen(hook->hooks));
 	return NULL;
 }