diff --git a/dumb-jump.el b/dumb-jump.el
index d7f8c50..e3c7afb 100644
--- a/dumb-jump.el
+++ b/dumb-jump.el
@@ -3004,12 +3004,13 @@ Using ag to search only the files found via git-grep literal symbol search."
 		 "2020-06-26")
 
   (cl-defmethod xref-backend-identifier-at-point ((_backend (eql dumb-jump)))
-    (let* ((ident (dumb-jump-get-point-symbol))
-	   (start (car (bounds-of-thing-at-point 'symbol)))
-	   (col (- start (point-at-bol)))
-	   (line (dumb-jump-get-point-line))
-	   (ctx (dumb-jump-get-point-context line ident col)))
-      (propertize ident :dumb-jump-ctx ctx)))
+    (let ((bounds (bounds-of-thing-at-point 'symbol)))
+      (and bounds (let* ((ident (dumb-jump-get-point-symbol))
+			 (start (car bounds))
+			 (col (- start (point-at-bol)))
+			 (line (dumb-jump-get-point-line))
+			 (ctx (dumb-jump-get-point-context line ident col)))
+		    (propertize ident :dumb-jump-ctx ctx)))))
 
   (cl-defmethod xref-backend-definitions ((_backend (eql dumb-jump)) prompt)
     (let* ((info (dumb-jump-get-results prompt))