diff --git a/tools/perf/util/map.c b/tools/perf/util/map.c
index 6fce983c6115..5f87975d2562 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/map.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/map.c
@@ -476,8 +476,11 @@ int map__fprintf_srccode(struct map *map, u64 addr,
 		goto out_free_line;
 
 	ret = fprintf(fp, "|%-8d %.*s", line, len, srccode);
-	state->srcfile = srcfile;
-	state->line = line;
+
+	if (state) {
+		state->srcfile = srcfile;
+		state->line = line;
+	}
 	return ret;
 
 out_free_line: