diff --git a/src/drivers/amd/agesa/state_machine.c b/src/drivers/amd/agesa/state_machine.c
index c8529c5e04..750d192325 100644
--- a/src/drivers/amd/agesa/state_machine.c
+++ b/src/drivers/amd/agesa/state_machine.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ int agesa_execute_state(struct sysinfo *cb, AGESA_STRUCT_NAME func)
 
 	/* Must call the function buffer was allocated for.*/
 	AMD_CONFIG_PARAMS *StdHeader = aip.NewStructPtr;
-	ASSERT(StdHeader->Func == func);
+	ASSERT(StdHeader != NULL && StdHeader->Func == func);
 
 	if (CONFIG(AGESA_EXTRA_TIMESTAMPS) && task.ts_entry_id)
 		timestamp_add_now(task.ts_entry_id);