1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/url.c b/lib/url.c
index b385e2dee..da6d871f8 100644
--- a/lib/url.c
+++ b/lib/url.c
@@ -286,6 +286,9 @@ static CURLcode setstropt_userpwd(char *option, char **user_storage,
   char* separator;
   CURLcode result = CURLE_OK;
 
+  if(!option)
+    return result;
+
   separator = strchr(option, ':');
   if (separator != NULL) {