diff --git a/dumpstate/DumpstateDevice.cpp b/dumpstate/DumpstateDevice.cpp
index 230f4f22..6ba67289 100755
--- a/dumpstate/DumpstateDevice.cpp
+++ b/dumpstate/DumpstateDevice.cpp
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static void getModemLogs(int fd)
 
 // Methods from ::android::hardware::dumpstate::V1_0::IDumpstateDevice follow.
 Return<void> DumpstateDevice::dumpstateBoard(const hidl_handle& handle) {
-    if (handle->numFds < 1) {
+    if (handle == nullptr || handle->numFds < 1) {
         ALOGE("no FDs\n");
         return Void();
     }