diff --git a/compiler/rgobj.pas b/compiler/rgobj.pas
index 8fe941a4d3..0955abd423 100644
--- a/compiler/rgobj.pas
+++ b/compiler/rgobj.pas
@@ -1943,7 +1943,7 @@ unit rgobj;
                   palloc:=tai_regalloc.alloc(r,live_start)
                 else
                   palloc:=tai_regalloc.alloc(r,nil);
-                if live_end.typ=ait_instruction then
+                if assigned(live_end) and (live_end.typ=ait_instruction) then
                   pdealloc:=tai_regalloc.dealloc(r,live_end)
                 else
                   pdealloc:=tai_regalloc.dealloc(r,nil);