diff --git a/src/info.c b/src/info.c
index 76d852b..fa7ee08 100644
--- a/src/info.c
+++ b/src/info.c
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ unsigned char kernelmq_info_validate_and_copy(
         return 0;
     }
 
+    if (!dest) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     if (!cmdline_terminated(src->cmdline)) {
         return 0;
     }