diff --git a/src/intel/tools/aubinator_error_decode.c b/src/intel/tools/aubinator_error_decode.c
index 2331114b446..017be5bbc2b 100644
--- a/src/intel/tools/aubinator_error_decode.c
+++ b/src/intel/tools/aubinator_error_decode.c
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ print_head(unsigned int reg)
 static void
 print_register(struct gen_spec *spec, const char *name, uint32_t reg)
 {
-   struct gen_group *reg_spec = gen_spec_find_register_by_name(spec, name);
+   struct gen_group *reg_spec =
+      name ? gen_spec_find_register_by_name(spec, name) : NULL;
 
    if (reg_spec) {
       gen_print_group(stdout, reg_spec, 0, &reg, 0,