1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/H5FD.c b/src/H5FD.c
index 3597050..4357aa4 100644
--- a/src/H5FD.c
+++ b/src/H5FD.c
@@ -2261,8 +2261,10 @@ H5FDget_vfd_handle(H5FD_t *file, hid_t fapl_id, void **file_handle /*out*/)
         HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_FILE, H5E_CANTGET, FAIL, "can't get file handle for file driver")
 
 done:
-    if (FAIL == ret_value)
-        *file_handle = NULL;
+    if (FAIL == ret_value) {
+        if (file_handle)
+            *file_handle = NULL;
+    }
 
     FUNC_LEAVE_API(ret_value)
 } /* end H5FDget_vfd_handle() */