diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir.h b/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
index f25f67428bd..29c5d78a9df 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
@@ -4332,7 +4332,7 @@ static inline nir_function *
 nir_shader_get_function_for_name(const nir_shader *shader, const char *name)
 {
    nir_foreach_function(func, shader) {
-      if (strcmp(func->name, name) == 0)
+      if (func->name && strcmp(func->name, name) == 0)
          return func;
    }