diff --git a/gcc/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.c b/gcc/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.c
index de3d90a3e0..dd5f05f658 100644
--- a/gcc/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.c
+++ b/gcc/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.c
@@ -33791,7 +33791,8 @@ rs6000_xcoff_declare_object_name (FILE *file, const char *name, tree decl)
   struct declare_alias_data data = {file, false};
   RS6000_OUTPUT_BASENAME (file, name);
   fputs (":\n", file);
-  symtab_node::get (decl)->call_for_symbol_and_aliases (rs6000_declare_alias, &data, true);
+  if(symtab_node::get (decl))
+    symtab_node::get (decl)->call_for_symbol_and_aliases (rs6000_declare_alias, &data, true);
 }
 
 /* Overide the default 'SYMBOL-.' syntax with AIX compatible 'SYMBOL-$'. */