2 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/gv.c b/gv.c
index 746b2bb35a..1c8d981741 100644
--- a/gv.c
+++ b/gv.c
@@ -943,10 +943,16 @@ Perl_gv_fetchpvn_flags(pTHX_ const char *nambeg, STRLEN full_len, I32 flags,
 		  : sv_type == SVt_PVAV ? "@"
 		  : sv_type == SVt_PVHV ? "%"
 		  : ""), name);
+	    GV *gv;
 	    if (USE_UTF8_IN_NAMES)
 		SvUTF8_on(err);
 	    qerror(err);
-	    stash = GvHV(gv_fetchpvn_flags("<none>::", 8, GV_ADDMULTI, SVt_PVHV));
+	    gv = gv_fetchpvn_flags("<none>::", 8, GV_ADDMULTI, SVt_PVHV);
+	    if(!gv) {
+		/* symbol table under destruction */
+		return NULL;
+	    }	
+	    stash = GvHV(gv);
 	}
 	else
 	    return NULL;
diff --git a/regcomp.h b/regcomp.h
index 7310d3c89e..d06c7671b3 100644
--- a/regcomp.h
+++ b/regcomp.h
@@ -550,9 +550,10 @@ typedef struct _reg_ac_data reg_ac_data;
 #define DEBUG_TRIE_COMPILE_MORE_r(x) \
     DEBUG_TRIE_COMPILE_r( if (SvIV(re_debug_flags) & RE_DEBUG_TRIE_MORE) x )
 
+/* get_sv() can return NULL during global destruction.  */
 #define GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS DEBUG_r( \
         re_debug_flags=get_sv(RE_DEBUG_FLAGS, 1); \
-        if (!SvIOK(re_debug_flags)) { \
+        if (re_debug_flags && !SvIOK(re_debug_flags)) { \
             sv_setiv(re_debug_flags, RE_DEBUG_COMPILE | RE_DEBUG_EXECUTE ); \
         } \
     )