diff --git a/lib/stackdepot.c b/lib/stackdepot.c
index 09485dc5bd12..f034f095c627 100644
--- a/lib/stackdepot.c
+++ b/lib/stackdepot.c
@@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ unsigned int stack_depot_fetch(depot_stack_handle_t handle,
 	struct stack_record *stack;
 
 	*entries = NULL;
+	if (!handle)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (parts.slabindex > depot_index) {
 		WARN(1, "slab index %d out of bounds (%d) for stack id %08x\n",
 			parts.slabindex, depot_index, handle);