1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/pgenutil.pas b/compiler/pgenutil.pas
index 4804995dbb..1829ce335a 100644
--- a/compiler/pgenutil.pas
+++ b/compiler/pgenutil.pas
@@ -813,6 +813,9 @@ uses
             st : TSymtable;
             i : longint;
           begin
+            { since commit 48986 deflist might have NIL entries }
+            if not assigned(def) then
+              exit;
             case def.typ of
               procdef:
                 tprocdef(def).forwarddef:=false;