diff --git a/src/packet/packet_utils.cpp b/src/packet/packet_utils.cpp
index 873b224..708603f 100644
--- a/src/packet/packet_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/packet/packet_utils.cpp
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ uint16_t packet_get_raw_len(const struct packet *pkt)
 
 const char *packet_get_payload(const struct packet *pkt)
 {
-    if (pkt->layers_used == 0)
+    if (pkt == NULL || pkt->layers_used == 0)
     {
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ const char *packet_get_payload(const struct packet *pkt)
 
 uint16_t packet_get_payload_len(const struct packet *pkt)
 {
-    if (pkt->layers_used == 0)
+    if (pkt==NULL || pkt->layers_used == 0)
     {
         return 0;
     }