diff --git a/libs/libplatforminfo/src/common.h b/libs/libplatforminfo/src/common.h
index 11667b1..8d71c5c 100644
--- a/libs/libplatforminfo/src/common.h
+++ b/libs/libplatforminfo/src/common.h
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ __attribute__((unused)) static char * read_line(const char *filename) {
 }
 
 __attribute__((unused)) static void sanitize_image_name(char **outp, char *in) {
+        if (!in) {
+                *outp = NULL;
+                return;
+        }
+
         char *out = malloc(strlen(in) + 1);
         *outp = out;