diff --git a/src/coreclr/debug/ee/controller.cpp b/src/coreclr/debug/ee/controller.cpp
index 882561cb9b6d3..1738eb5862fee 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/debug/ee/controller.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/debug/ee/controller.cpp
@@ -5657,7 +5657,7 @@ static bool IsTailCall(const BYTE * ip, ControllerStackInfo* info, TailCallFunct
 
     if (type == TailCallFunctionType::StoreTailCallArgs)
     {
-        return (pTargetMD->IsDynamicMethod() && pTargetMD->AsDynamicMethodDesc()->GetILStubType() == DynamicMethodDesc::StubTailCallStoreArgs);
+        return (pTargetMD && pTargetMD->IsDynamicMethod() && pTargetMD->AsDynamicMethodDesc()->GetILStubType() == DynamicMethodDesc::StubTailCallStoreArgs);
     }
 
     if (pTargetMD != pTailCallDispatcherMD)