diff --git a/src/networking.c b/src/networking.c
index 8f165be79..e4f5d709d 100644
--- a/src/networking.c
+++ b/src/networking.c
@@ -1268,6 +1268,9 @@ void processInputBuffer(client *c) {
             /* Only reset the client when the command was executed. */
             if (processCommand(c) == C_OK)
                 resetClient(c);
+            /* freeMemoryIfNeeded may flush slave output buffers. This may result
+             * into a slave, that may be the active client, to be freed. */
+            if (server.current_client == NULL) break;
         }
     }
     server.current_client = NULL;