1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/memdebug.c b/lib/memdebug.c
index 2b8808ab0..16434f819 100644
--- a/lib/memdebug.c
+++ b/lib/memdebug.c
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ void curl_memdebug(const char *logname)
       logfile = stderr;
 #ifdef MEMDEBUG_LOG_SYNC
     /* Flush the log file after every line so the log isn't lost in a crash */
-    setbuf(logfile, (char *)NULL);
+    if(logfile)
+      setbuf(logfile, (char *)NULL);
 #endif
   }
 }