diff --git a/src/system/runtime_loader/elf_symbol_lookup.h b/src/system/runtime_loader/elf_symbol_lookup.h
index 433c9abb51a..247c945b371 100644
--- a/src/system/runtime_loader/elf_symbol_lookup.h
+++ b/src/system/runtime_loader/elf_symbol_lookup.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ struct SymbolLookupInfo {
 struct SymbolLookupCache {
 	SymbolLookupCache(image_t* image)
 		:
-		fTableSize(image->symhash[1]),
+		fTableSize(image->symhash != NULL ? image->symhash[1] : 0),
 		fValues(NULL),
 		fDSOs(NULL),
 		fValuesResolved(NULL)