diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/Profiler/ProfilerTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/Profiler/ProfilerTest.php
index bf9724aa2a..eee1a36658 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/Profiler/ProfilerTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/Profiler/ProfilerTest.php
@@ -79,9 +79,11 @@ class ProfilerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
     protected function tearDown()
     {
-        $this->storage->purge();
-        $this->storage = null;
+        if (null !== $this->storage) {
+            $this->storage->purge();
+            $this->storage = null;
 
-        @unlink($this->tmp);
+            @unlink($this->tmp);
+        }
     }
 }