diff --git a/linux-user/strace.c b/linux-user/strace.c
index c80e93b5db8a..f326c357a26d 100644
--- a/linux-user/strace.c
+++ b/linux-user/strace.c
@@ -1243,8 +1243,10 @@ print_timeval(abi_ulong tv_addr, int last)
         struct target_timeval *tv;
 
         tv = lock_user(VERIFY_READ, tv_addr, sizeof(*tv), 1);
-        if (!tv)
+        if (!tv) {
+            print_pointer(tv_addr, last);
             return;
+        }
         gemu_log("{" TARGET_ABI_FMT_ld "," TARGET_ABI_FMT_ld "}%s",
             tswapal(tv->tv_sec), tswapal(tv->tv_usec), get_comma(last));
         unlock_user(tv, tv_addr, 0);