diff --git a/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palprogram.hpp b/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palprogram.hpp
index fceded4764..dc1db1d3b8 100644
--- a/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palprogram.hpp
+++ b/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palprogram.hpp
@@ -223,7 +223,8 @@ class HSAILProgram : public device::Program {
   }
 
   //! Destroys CPU allocations in the code segment   
-  void DestroySegmentCpuAccess() const { codeSegment_->DestroyCpuAccess(); }
+  void DestroySegmentCpuAccess() const
+    { if (!isNull()) { codeSegment_->DestroyCpuAccess(); } }
 
  private:
   //! Disable default copy constructor