diff --git a/src/oclHashcat.c b/src/oclHashcat.c
index 292df88e2..cb3eb3fb1 100644
--- a/src/oclHashcat.c
+++ b/src/oclHashcat.c
@@ -11144,6 +11144,8 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 
           if (hash_len < 1) continue;
 
+          if (hash_buf == NULL) continue;
+
           if (username)
           {
             char *user_buf = NULL;