diff --git a/qemu/qobject/qlist.c b/qemu/qobject/qlist.c
index 60ce805d..a54f9ffb 100644
--- a/qemu/qobject/qlist.c
+++ b/qemu/qobject/qlist.c
@@ -142,10 +142,9 @@ size_t qlist_size(const QList *qlist)
  */
 QList *qobject_to_qlist(const QObject *obj)
 {
-    if (qobject_type(obj) != QTYPE_QLIST) {
+    if (!obj || qobject_type(obj) != QTYPE_QLIST) {
         return NULL;
     }
-
     return container_of(obj, QList, base);
 }