diff --git a/src/ldso/pe_get_framework_runtime_data.c b/src/ldso/pe_get_framework_runtime_data.c
index 6e024c3..ba9d903 100644
--- a/src/ldso/pe_get_framework_runtime_data.c
+++ b/src/ldso/pe_get_framework_runtime_data.c
@@ -231,7 +231,8 @@ int32_t pe_get_framework_runtime_data(
 		return OS_STATUS_INTERNAL_ERROR;
 
 	/* framework cmdline */
-	fcmdline = (struct pe_framework_cmdline *)cmdline;
+	if (!(fcmdline = (struct pe_framework_cmdline *)cmdline))
+		return OS_STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER;
 
 	/* framework cmdline: conformance */
 	if (fcmdline->null)