diff --git a/src/pipewire/client.c b/src/pipewire/client.c
index d5ff20cef..4be927955 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/client.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/client.c
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ void pw_client_register(struct pw_client *client,
 	spa_list_append(&core->client_list, &client->link);
 	client->global = pw_core_add_global(core, owner, parent, core->type.client, PW_VERSION_CLIENT,
 			   client_bind_func, client);
-	client->info.id = client->global->id;
+	if (client->global != NULL)
+		client->info.id = client->global->id;
 }
 
 struct pw_core *pw_client_get_core(struct pw_client *client)
diff --git a/src/pipewire/core.c b/src/pipewire/core.c
index 571fc5b62..1b98568d4 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/core.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/core.c
@@ -465,7 +465,8 @@ struct pw_core *pw_core_new(struct pw_loop *main_loop, struct pw_properties *pro
 					  PW_VERSION_CORE,
 					  core_bind_func,
 					  this);
-	this->info.id = this->global->id;
+	if (this->global != NULL)
+		this->info.id = this->global->id;
 
 	return this;
 
diff --git a/src/pipewire/factory.c b/src/pipewire/factory.c
index baa80bde7..b95b902c5 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/factory.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/factory.c
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ void pw_factory_register(struct pw_factory *factory,
 	spa_list_append(&core->factory_list, &factory->link);
         factory->global = pw_core_add_global(core, owner, parent,
 					     core->type.factory, 0, factory_bind_func, factory);
+	if (factory->global != NULL)
+		factory->info.id = factory->global->id;
 }
 
 void *pw_factory_get_user_data(struct pw_factory *factory)
diff --git a/src/pipewire/link.c b/src/pipewire/link.c
index 8d8ce643a..7055a97c5 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/link.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/link.c
@@ -1221,9 +1221,11 @@ void pw_link_register(struct pw_link *link,
 	struct pw_node *input_node, *output_node;
 
 	spa_list_append(&core->link_list, &link->link);
+
 	link->global = pw_core_add_global(core, owner, parent, core->type.link, PW_VERSION_LINK,
 			   link_bind_func, link);
-	link->info.id = link->global->id;
+	if (link->global != NULL)
+		link->info.id = link->global->id;
 
 	input_node = link->input->node;
 	output_node = link->output->node;
diff --git a/src/pipewire/module.c b/src/pipewire/module.c
index 0859b88b5..e428bd775 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/module.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/module.c
@@ -222,7 +222,8 @@ struct pw_module *pw_module_load(struct pw_core *core, const char *name, const c
 					  core->type.module, PW_VERSION_MODULE,
 					  module_bind_func, this);
 
-	this->info.id = this->global->id;
+	if (this->global != NULL)
+		this->info.id = this->global->id;
 
 	if (!init_func(this, args))
 		goto init_failed;
@@ -273,7 +274,8 @@ void pw_module_destroy(struct pw_module *module)
 		free((char *) module->info.args);
 
 	spa_list_remove(&module->link);
-	pw_global_destroy(module->global);
+	if (module->global)
+		pw_global_destroy(module->global);
 	dlclose(impl->hnd);
 	free(impl);
 }
diff --git a/src/pipewire/node.c b/src/pipewire/node.c
index 3e1731494..0db704ca6 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/node.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/node.c
@@ -358,8 +358,9 @@ void pw_node_register(struct pw_node *this,
 	this->global = pw_core_add_global(core, owner, parent,
 					  core->type.node, PW_VERSION_NODE,
 					  node_bind_func, this);
+	if (this->global != NULL)
+		this->info.id = this->global->id;
 
-	this->info.id = this->global->id;
 	spa_hook_list_call(&this->listener_list, struct pw_node_events, initialized);
 
 	pw_node_update_state(this, PW_NODE_STATE_SUSPENDED, NULL);
diff --git a/src/pipewire/protocol.c b/src/pipewire/protocol.c
index 752eb40c9..4646c3d30 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/protocol.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/protocol.c
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ struct pw_protocol *pw_protocol_new(struct pw_core *core,
 	struct pw_protocol *protocol;
 
 	protocol = calloc(1, sizeof(struct impl) + user_data_size);
+	if (protocol == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
 	protocol->core = core;
 	protocol->name = strdup(name);