diff --git a/dubbo-configcenter/dubbo-configcenter-zookeeper/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/configcenter/support/zookeeper/ZookeeperDynamicConfiguration.java b/dubbo-configcenter/dubbo-configcenter-zookeeper/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/configcenter/support/zookeeper/ZookeeperDynamicConfiguration.java
index b427709dc8..17daabb7b6 100644
--- a/dubbo-configcenter/dubbo-configcenter-zookeeper/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/configcenter/support/zookeeper/ZookeeperDynamicConfiguration.java
+++ b/dubbo-configcenter/dubbo-configcenter-zookeeper/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/configcenter/support/zookeeper/ZookeeperDynamicConfiguration.java
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ public class ZookeeperDynamicConfiguration extends TreePathDynamicConfiguration
     @Override
     protected void doRemoveListener(String pathKey, ConfigurationListener listener) {
         ZookeeperDataListener zookeeperDataListener = cacheListener.removeListener(pathKey, listener);
-        if (CollectionUtils.isEmpty(zookeeperDataListener.getListeners())) {
+        if (zookeeperDataListener != null && CollectionUtils.isEmpty(zookeeperDataListener.getListeners())) {
             zkClient.removeDataListener(pathKey, zookeeperDataListener);
         }
     }