diff --git a/lib/rules/jsx-max-depth.js b/lib/rules/jsx-max-depth.js
index b5b3723733..91fb313968 100644
--- a/lib/rules/jsx-max-depth.js
+++ b/lib/rules/jsx-max-depth.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ module.exports = {
     const maxDepth = has(option, 'max') ? option.max : DEFAULT_DEPTH;
 
     function isJSXElement(node) {
-      return node.type === 'JSXElement';
+      return node && node.type === 'JSXElement';
     }
 
     function isExpression(node) {
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ module.exports = {
 
             return isJSXElement(writeExpr)
               && writeExpr
-              || writeExpr.type === 'Identifier'
+              || writeExpr
+              && writeExpr.type === 'Identifier'
               && findJSXElement(variables, writeExpr.name);
           }
         }