diff --git a/audio/effect/2.0/default/EffectsFactory.cpp b/audio/effect/2.0/default/EffectsFactory.cpp
index 08d92bd..922a922 100644
--- a/audio/effect/2.0/default/EffectsFactory.cpp
+++ b/audio/effect/2.0/default/EffectsFactory.cpp
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
 }
 
 Return<void> EffectsFactory::debugDump(const hidl_handle& fd)  {
-    if (fd->numFds == 1) {
+    if (fd.getNativeHandle() != nullptr && fd->numFds == 1) {
         EffectDumpEffects(fd->data[0]);
     }
     return Void();
diff --git a/audio/effect/2.0/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioEffectV2_0TargetTest.cpp b/audio/effect/2.0/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioEffectV2_0TargetTest.cpp
index 15a564a..18e9862 100644
--- a/audio/effect/2.0/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioEffectV2_0TargetTest.cpp
+++ b/audio/effect/2.0/vts/functional/VtsHalAudioEffectV2_0TargetTest.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 using android::hardware::MQDescriptorSync;
 using android::hardware::Return;
 using android::hardware::Void;
+using android::hardware::hidl_handle;
 using android::hardware::hidl_memory;
 using android::hardware::hidl_string;
 using android::hardware::hidl_vec;
@@ -142,6 +143,12 @@
   EXPECT_TRUE(ret.isOk());
 }
 
+TEST_F(AudioEffectsFactoryHidlTest, DebugDumpInvalidArgument) {
+    description("Verify that debugDump doesn't crash on invalid arguments");
+    Return<void> ret = effectsFactory->debugDump(hidl_handle());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(ret.isOk());
+}
+
 // Equalizer effect is required by CDD, but only the type is fixed.
 // This is the same UUID as AudioEffect.EFFECT_TYPE_EQUALIZER in Java.
 static const Uuid EQUALIZER_EFFECT_TYPE = {