diff --git a/dumpstate/1.0/default/DumpstateDevice.cpp b/dumpstate/1.0/default/DumpstateDevice.cpp
index 213fc62..818a531 100644
--- a/dumpstate/1.0/default/DumpstateDevice.cpp
+++ b/dumpstate/1.0/default/DumpstateDevice.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     // this interface - since HIDL_FETCH_IDumpstateDevice() is not defined, this function will never
     // be called by dumpstate.
 
-    if (handle->numFds < 1) {
+    if (handle == nullptr || handle->numFds < 1) {
         ALOGE("no FDs\n");
         return Void();
     }