diff --git a/src/libvirt-domain.c b/src/libvirt-domain.c
index cbf08fc8c8..964a4d7806 100644
--- a/src/libvirt-domain.c
+++ b/src/libvirt-domain.c
@@ -3195,7 +3195,8 @@ virDomainMigrateVersion3Full(virDomainPtr domain,
                 orig_err->domain == VIR_FROM_QEMU &&
                 orig_err->code == VIR_ERR_OPERATION_FAILED) {
                 virErrorPtr err = virGetLastError();
-                if (err->domain == VIR_FROM_QEMU &&
+                if (err &&
+                    err->domain == VIR_FROM_QEMU &&
                     err->code != VIR_ERR_MIGRATE_FINISH_OK) {
                     virFreeError(orig_err);
                     orig_err = NULL;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
index ff89ab5f1e..d50d3675d7 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
@@ -5023,7 +5023,8 @@ doPeer2PeerMigrate3(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
                 orig_err->domain == VIR_FROM_QEMU &&
                 orig_err->code == VIR_ERR_OPERATION_FAILED) {
                 virErrorPtr err = virGetLastError();
-                if (err->domain == VIR_FROM_QEMU &&
+                if (err &&
+                    err->domain == VIR_FROM_QEMU &&
                     err->code != VIR_ERR_MIGRATE_FINISH_OK) {
                     virFreeError(orig_err);
                     orig_err = NULL;