diff --git a/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/pgp/CanonicalizedSecretKey.java b/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/pgp/CanonicalizedSecretKey.java
index 1bb4537dc..bf28465f5 100644
--- a/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/pgp/CanonicalizedSecretKey.java
+++ b/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/pgp/CanonicalizedSecretKey.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public class CanonicalizedSecretKey extends CanonicalizedPublicKey {
     }
 
     public SecretKeyType getSecretKeyType() {
-        if (mSecretKey.getS2K().getType() == S2K.GNU_DUMMY_S2K) {
+        if (mSecretKey.getS2K() != null && mSecretKey.getS2K().getType() == S2K.GNU_DUMMY_S2K) {
             // divert to card is special
             if (mSecretKey.getS2K().getProtectionMode() == S2K.GNU_PROTECTION_MODE_DIVERT_TO_CARD) {
                 return SecretKeyType.DIVERT_TO_CARD;