diff --git a/common/flatpak-appdata.c b/common/flatpak-appdata.c
index 968e6812..428f968f 100644
--- a/common/flatpak-appdata.c
+++ b/common/flatpak-appdata.c
@@ -294,10 +294,11 @@ end_element (GMarkupParseContext *context,
     }
 
   /* avoid picking up <id> elements from e.g. <provides> */
-  if (g_str_equal (element_name, "id") &&
-      g_str_equal (parent, "component"))
+  if (g_str_equal (element_name, "id"))
     {
-      component->id = g_steal_pointer (&text);
+      g_assert (parent != NULL);
+      if (g_str_equal (parent, "component"))
+        component->id = g_steal_pointer (&text);
     }
   else if (!data->in_developer && g_str_equal (element_name, "name"))
     {