diff --git a/lib/cookie.c b/lib/cookie.c
index 3a3f45de3..a58ce2b35 100644
--- a/lib/cookie.c
+++ b/lib/cookie.c
@@ -1542,7 +1542,8 @@ static int cookie_output(struct CookieInfo *c, const char *dumphere)
   struct Cookie **array;
 
   /* at first, remove expired cookies */
-  remove_expired(c);
+  if(c)
+    remove_expired(c);
 
   if(!strcmp("-", dumphere)) {
     /* use stdout */
@@ -1561,7 +1562,7 @@ static int cookie_output(struct CookieInfo *c, const char *dumphere)
         "# This file was generated by libcurl! Edit at your own risk.\n\n",
         out);
 
-  if(c->numcookies) {
+  if(c && c->numcookies) {
     array = malloc(sizeof(struct Cookie *) * c->numcookies);
     if(!array) {
       if(!use_stdout)