1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/eval.c b/src/nvim/eval.c
index a3540b3153..de40bea0dd 100644
--- a/src/nvim/eval.c
+++ b/src/nvim/eval.c
@@ -15712,6 +15712,9 @@ static void get_xdg_var_list(const XDGVarType xdg, typval_T *rettv)
   rettv->vval.v_list = list;
   tv_list_ref(list);
   char *const dirs = stdpaths_get_xdg_var(xdg);
+  if (dirs == NULL) {
+    return;
+  }
   do {
     size_t dir_len;
     const char *dir;