diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device-wireguard.c b/src/devices/nm-device-wireguard.c
index d08f1afd4..e3b8e8b4c 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device-wireguard.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device-wireguard.c
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ _peers_remove (NMDeviceWireGuardPrivate *priv,
 	nm_clear_g_cancellable (&peer_data->ep_resolv.cancellable);
 	g_slice_free (PeerData, peer_data);
 
-	if (c_list_is_empty (&peer_data->lst_peers)) {
+	if (c_list_is_empty (&priv->lst_peers_head)) {
 		nm_clear_g_source (&priv->resolve_next_try_id);
 		nm_clear_g_source (&priv->link_config_delayed_id);
 	}