1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/target/ppc/arch_dump.c b/target/ppc/arch_dump.c
index 8e9397aa58..95b9ab6f29 100644
--- a/target/ppc/arch_dump.c
+++ b/target/ppc/arch_dump.c
@@ -224,8 +224,15 @@ typedef struct NoteFuncDescStruct NoteFuncDesc;
 int cpu_get_dump_info(ArchDumpInfo *info,
                       const struct GuestPhysBlockList *guest_phys_blocks)
 {
-    PowerPCCPU *cpu = POWERPC_CPU(first_cpu);
-    PowerPCCPUClass *pcc = POWERPC_CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
+    PowerPCCPU *cpu;
+    PowerPCCPUClass *pcc;
+
+    if (first_cpu == NULL) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    cpu = POWERPC_CPU(first_cpu);
+    pcc = POWERPC_CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
 
     info->d_machine = PPC_ELF_MACHINE;
     info->d_class = ELFCLASS;