diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/ssl/FileBasedKeyStoresFactory.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/ssl/FileBasedKeyStoresFactory.java
index 520047b3a0..4fbb3c8aea 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/ssl/FileBasedKeyStoresFactory.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/ssl/FileBasedKeyStoresFactory.java
@@ -319,8 +319,10 @@ String getPassword(Configuration conf, String alias, String defaultPass) {
    */
   @Override
   public synchronized void destroy() {
-    if (trustManager != null) {
+    if (fileMonitoringTimer != null) {
       fileMonitoringTimer.cancel();
+    }
+    if (trustManager != null) {
       trustManager = null;
       keyManagers = null;
       trustManagers = null;