diff --git a/main/astobj2.c b/main/astobj2.c
index 02fff97f22..c390198686 100644
--- a/main/astobj2.c
+++ b/main/astobj2.c
@@ -117,9 +117,16 @@ static inline struct astobj2 *INTERNAL_OBJ(void *user_data)
 	}
 
 	p = (struct astobj2 *) ((char *) user_data - sizeof(*p));
-	if (AO2_MAGIC != (p->priv_data.magic) ) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "bad magic number 0x%x for %p\n", p->priv_data.magic, p);
-		p = NULL;
+	if (AO2_MAGIC != p->priv_data.magic) {
+		if (p->priv_data.magic) {
+			ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "bad magic number 0x%x for object %p\n",
+				p->priv_data.magic, user_data);
+		} else {
+			ast_log(LOG_ERROR,
+				"bad magic number for object %p. Object is likely destroyed.\n",
+				user_data);
+		}
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	return p;