diff --git a/vllm/executor/habana_executor.py b/vllm/executor/habana_executor.py
index baeaec5afa371..dbd6c35d3afd7 100644
--- a/vllm/executor/habana_executor.py
+++ b/vllm/executor/habana_executor.py
@@ -191,7 +191,8 @@ def check_health(self) -> None:
         return
 
     def shutdown(self) -> None:
-        self.driver_worker.shutdown_inc()
+        if hasattr(self, "driver_worker") and self.driver_worker is not None:
+            self.driver_worker.shutdown_inc()
 
     def __del__(self):
         self.shutdown()