diff --git a/src/ui/QGCHilXPlaneConfiguration.cc b/src/ui/QGCHilXPlaneConfiguration.cc
index dc1cd52b6ac278818cec038382119fe5272e3171..6ba50eda41f33ebfe44154a1c7c73322a73c56a6 100644
--- a/src/ui/QGCHilXPlaneConfiguration.cc
+++ b/src/ui/QGCHilXPlaneConfiguration.cc
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ void QGCHilXPlaneConfiguration::setVersion(int version)
 
 void QGCHilXPlaneConfiguration::toggleSimulation(bool connect)
 {
+    if (!link) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     Q_UNUSED(connect);
     if (!link->isConnected())
     {