diff --git a/tests/unit/curlcheck.h b/tests/unit/curlcheck.h
index 360afcac6..88ee80afa 100644
--- a/tests/unit/curlcheck.h
+++ b/tests/unit/curlcheck.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   }
 
 #define verify_memory(dynamic, check, len)                              \
-  if(memcmp(dynamic, check, len)) {                                     \
+  if(dynamic && memcmp(dynamic, check, len)) {                          \
     fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d The dynamic string didn't match '%s'\n",     \
             __FILE__, __LINE__, check);                                 \
     unitfail++;                                                         \