diff --git a/util/cbfstool/partitioned_file.c b/util/cbfstool/partitioned_file.c
index 7b4b0035f6..9abd32aab6 100644
--- a/util/cbfstool/partitioned_file.c
+++ b/util/cbfstool/partitioned_file.c
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ partitioned_file_t *partitioned_file_reopen(const char *filename,
 
 	const struct fmap_area *fmap_fmap_entry =
 				fmap_find_area(file->fmap, SECTION_NAME_FMAP);
+
+	if (!fmap_fmap_entry)
+		return NULL;
+
 	if ((long)fmap_fmap_entry->offset != fmap_region_offset) {
 		ERROR("FMAP's '%s' section doesn't point back to FMAP start (did something corrupt this file?)\n",
 							SECTION_NAME_FMAP);